Vinegar Hill 
The Battle of Vinegar Hill occurred during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on 21 June 1798 when over 15,000 Crown Forces soldiers launched an attack on the rebel camp at Vinegar Hill in Enniscorthy.
Battle of Vinegar Hill
Once the rebellion in the counties of Antrim and Down were suppressed by the Crown Forces under the leadership of General Lake, he then wanted to bring the rebellion in County Wexford to an abrupt end. Meanwhile in the previous weeks the rebel army had experienced some major defeats at the battles of Newtownbarry (Bunclody), New Ross and Arklow, they then regrouped at Vinegar Hill and this was where General Lake and his forces would meet the rebels for the decisive battle.
Visiting Vinegar Hill
A free carpark at the base of Vinegar Hill has a memorial plinth with detailed information on the 1798 Rebellion. A paved walk to the top of the hill brings one to the ruins of a stone windmill with views over the battlefield site and across the River Slaney to Enniscorthy Town.
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