Carnsore Point

Carnsore Point (Irish: Carn tSóir or Ceann an Chairn)[1] is a headland in the southeast corner of County Wexford, Ireland.

It marks the southernmost point of the Irish Sea,[2] on the western side of St George's Channel.

[3] Grey Wexford granite from Carnsore Point, as well as Killiney Hill, Dublin was used for construction of parts of the Thames Embankment in London during the 1800s.

[5] The campaign against the proposed plant also gained some international support, including from Petra Kelly, who gave a speech at Carnsore.

[5]: 211  The British and Irish Communist Organisation, who believed nuclear power was necessary to achieve socialism in Ireland, picketed the first concert.