The Kilmore Carols, sometimes also known as the Wexford Carols,[1][2] is a cycle of traditional Irish Christmas carols sung each year in St. Mary's Church in the village of Kilmore, County Wexford, Ireland.[3] Numbering thirteen in total, the carols are sung during the Twelve Days of Christmas. This tradition of carol singing at Kilmore is said to have begun in the mid-18th century and has continued up through the 21st century, forming a unique part of Christmas in Ireland. According to The Journal of Music, these carols form part of the "greatest body of Irish folk carols".[4] Beginning in the late 20th century, several individual songs from the Kilmore Carols have been commercially recorded.