On Saturday May 4 'Zorrofest Wexford' will celebrate the life and legend of a real-life ‘Irish Zorro’ - 17th-century Wexford-man William Lamport, this pirate, soldier, spy and would-be ...

Celebration of the birth of Wexford man William Lamport who inspired the legend of Zorro Miley Connors, Elizabeth Connors, Lucy Medlycott, Zorro, Kieran Santiago Sanchez O’Connell, Carla Sanchez ...

The execution was postponed and Lamport was sent to prison where, over a period of 16 years, he produced several treatises in Spanish, as well as a memoir and 900 psalms in Latin, many of the ...

William Lamport was an inspiration for the Mexican independence movement in the 19th century and the tales of Zorro famous on the big and small screen are based on this incredible Irishman.

When Antonio Banderas bounds across cinema screens this weekend in The Legend of Zorro, slashing his trademark Z into the villains’ chests, there might be a few in the audience contending that ...

From RTÉ Lyric FM's Culture File, the swashbuckling tale of Wexfordman William Lamport AKA El Zorro. Lamport's life contained plenty of adventures, like becoming a pirate and fighting for the ...

The fate of the Irish man who inspired the character Zorro has been revealed in a new book about the Spanish Inquisition. William Lamport, from Co Wexford, sought his fortune in 17th-century Spain ...

The 400th anniversary of the birth of famous Wexford man William Lamport, the legendary Zorro, was celebrated last Wednesday, Wexford Zorrofest wanted to mark this momentous occasion ahead of the ...