[8] Several Kilmuckridge people played a part in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, including John Murphy of nearby Boolavogue.

The disaster was largely forgotten, commemorated mainly in a local ballad,[12] but was revived due following the unveiling of a memorial plaque on the two-hundredth anniversary in 2015.

[13] Another local ballad commemorates the 1885 rescue of a sailing ship, the Vivandiere, which had been abandoned by her crew and set adrift.

[citation needed] Redmond claimed to be a descendant of John Murphy (of the 1798 Rebellion) and was active in Enniscorthy in the 1916 Rising.

On 14 August 1920, he was part of a company of men that set fire to the Royal Irish Constabulary barracks on the road to Morriscastle.

Tom Ryan (1873-1958), who joined the British Army as a teenager and saw active service in South Africa, France and Palestine.

As one local historian described: "Tom Ryan, like all poets and literary persons lived imaginatively, in a parallel universe that both represented and re-ordered his life experience: the homely places, the touching scenes and drama of his childhood memories of Tinnaberna.

On 29 September 1940, an RAF Hawker Hurricane crash-landed in the townland of Ballyvadden, having taken part in an aerial skirmish off the coast.

The RAF pilot was unhurt in the crash and was interned at The Curragh before escaping back to Britain and subsequently being killed the following year.

Morriscastle, the largest beach, is used by swimmers, walkers, horse riders and anglers, and is the focal point for a cluster of holiday home developments, caravan parks and camp sites.

As of 2019, the beach held a Blue Flag award,[22] granted due to its water quality, safety, well-managed environment and local services.

The local coast is host to some rare flora and fauna and is part of a national heritage site, Kilmuckridge-Tinnaberna Sandhills.

Fish which are caught in the area include bass and flounder,[24] and a small number of local boats still trawl for herring in the early winter.

[25] Kilmuckridge's local GAA club is Buffers Alley, which is shared with the neighbouring village of Monamolin and based at Ballinastraw.

[citation needed] The village is located approximately 119 kilometres from central Dublin via the M11/N11 National Primary Route, exiting near Gorey.