Annals of the famine in ireland is asenath nicholsons sequel to irelands welcome to the stranger. Stop and virtually smell the flowers in an enchanted garden in irelands county wexford. Family history notes and coats of arms search this book. The name wexford derives from the norse settlement of waesfjord. Or look at bannow and baginbun head, site of the first norman landings in 1169, and new ross, a premier trading port in ireland during medieval times. Affiliated with igp general background welcome to county wexfords genealogy page igp province leinster. Using the catalogue you can now borrow books not just from county wexford libraries but also from other county libraries in ireland. Wexford county archive holds a significant number of collections relating to the history and development of co. Irelands first anglonorman stronghold by denis shine, michael potterton, stephen. It was an early colony of the english, having been taken by robert fitzstephen in 1169. The wexford opera festival tours are held in association with the national opera house on behalf of the wexford historical society. The vikings founded ireland s first major town on the wide, easyflowing river slaney, which cuts through the middle of the county.
Brimming with vitality and information, nicholas furlongs comprehensive a history of county wexford is an indispensable guide to wexfords history, culture and people. History brought to life through storytelling spend the day lost in the splendour and beauty of the grounds and gardens of the loftus hall estate. The library also boasts special collections in local history and genealogy. Michael potterton is a lecturer in the department of history, maynooth university. Our independent book stores are located in waterford, wexford, kilkenny and naas, ireland. Step back in time and enjoy a 45 minute guided tour of the hall, where your tour guide will take you through the history and legends on an interactive tour of the ground floor of loftus hall. Wexford is a historic viking town that sits at the mouth of the river slaney, overlooking wexford harbour. Wexford heritage and genealogy society you are logged out, please login. Oct 10, 2011 edward hays account of the 1798 united irishman rebellion in county wexford was published in 1803. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Wexford wexford, enniscorthy, gorey, new ross detail the weekly administration of the. This medieval town was founded in the early 900s by the vikings.
Notable people francis sheehy skeffington, general philip sheridan, john charles mcquaid, and marcus daly. Brimming with vitality and information, nicholas furlong s comprehensive a history of county wexford is an indispensable guide to wexford s history, culture and people. This map was made in 1837, just 10 years before the disaster of the great famine in 1847. Furlong starts with wexford s first settlement and tells the story of wexford up to the present day, looking at its gaelic origins, its turbulence during cromwellian times and its pivotal role in 1798. Wexford was dominated by the loftus interest and that of their heirs, the tottenhamloftuses. I grew up in a small town in the south east of ireland called wexford, which. A subreddit for county wexford in the republic of ireland.
A true story of murder and memory in northern ireland by patrick radden keefe, milkman by anna burns, mak. A comprehensive study of wexfords history, culture and people. One hundred and seventysix wrecks are listed for the tuskar rock area at irish wrecks online. Wexford, seaport and county seat, county wexford, ireland, on the river slaney. Visit wexford tourism info wexford county archive history moderators. Red books, an independent bookshop in st peters square which hosts regular. Access books and materials from libraries outside county wexford. The site is managed by wexford county council and has been designed to promote wexford nationally and internationally. If you must have something in your collection for this county, and dont mind poor research and presentation not to mention a ridiculous price, this is the book for you.
The common name wexford derives from the scandinavian and describes the same area with a slightly different slant meaning a river mouth protected by a sandbank. Stop and virtually smell the flowers in an enchanted garden in ireland s county wexford. County wexford again was the scene of an irish massacre. Wexford is undoubtedly the best place in ireland to explore viking history. The ethnic mix in medieval wexford published in features, gaelic ireland, issue 1 spring 2002, medieval history pre1500, volume 10 fig. Jan 01, 2003 county wexford lies in the south eastern corner of ireland. Its proximity to britain and europe means that county wexford was probably one of the earliest areas. The town of wexford, on the irish sea coast, is the county seat, and there is a county manager. Her account is not a history of the famine, but personal eyewitness testimony to the suffering it caused. Take a trip to the dunbrody famine ship experience and relive what it was like for 19th century emigrants on board their 1840s vessel replica. It is bounded on the east and south by the irish sea and from west to north by counties kilkenny, carlow, and wicklow. Contae loch garman is a county located in the south east of republic of ireland, in the province of leinster.
Check out our description for more information on the society. Located just outside wexford town in the cornerstone of irelands ancient east, the irish. Online irish ancestral birth, death and marriage records for co. Welcome to county wexford s genealogy page igp province leinster major towns wexford town, gorey, inch, enniscorthy, new ross, rosslare, taghmon, wellingtonbridge. A history of county wexford and millions of other books are available for. Throughout its history wexford stood as a rebellious county to outside authority.
Search for and renew your books wexford county council. Hook head lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse still in operation in ireland and is a living part of irish history which can be visited on a guided tour. As part of the dunbrody experience you can interact with actors in an adventure that evokes famine times youll even receive a ticket issued as if it were 1849. Edward hays account of the 1798 united irishman rebellion in county wexford was published in 1803. As part of the dunbrody experience you can interact with actors in an adventure that evokes famine times youll even. County wexford lies in the south eastern corner of ireland. The ethnic mix in medieval wexford history ireland. The town was founded at the beginning of the 9th century when viking raiders decided to construct a small settlement in the area. Next up is wexford town itself, where a heritage trail steers through medieval streets wearing the influence of viking, norman and cromwellian invasions. Cars registered in county wexford bear the letters wx on their license plates. Evidence of early human habitation of county wexford is widespread.
All wexford library branches and mobile libraries are closed to the public until further notice. Fresh from massacring the population of drogheda, they overcame the town and put some 1,500 of the towns inhabitant to the sword. Wexford libraries but also from other county libraries in ireland. Wexford ireland county wexford itself was settled long before the vikings arrived, although they played a big part in the countys development. Major towns wexford town, gorey, inch, enniscorthy, new ross, rosslare, taghmon, wellingtonbridge. For that reason, it conveys the reality of the calamity in a much more telling way. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a history of county wexford. Wexford town library offers a range of services including research facilities, free internet access, childrens services, a reading circle, audio books, large print material and a range of special events throughout the year.
Furlong starts with wexfords first settlement and tells the story of wexford up to the present day, looking at its gaelic origins, its turbulence during cromwellian times and its pivotal role in 1798. The tower was first erected in the middle ages and stands proud and stout on a rocky shore, which in itself is great for extended walks in. Contae loch garman is a county located in the southeast of republic of ireland, in the province of leinster. At the time, the vikings would have considered the. Loch garman is the county town of county wexford, ireland. An tuscar is a group of rocks topped by a lighthouse 11 kilometres 6. Their legacy includes our narrow winding streets and our towns name, wexford, derived from the norse, weissfiord inlet of the mudflats. Wexford, is one of the most enigmatic and misunderstood medieval sites in ireland. Wexford, ireland description wexford county of, a maritime county of the province of leinster, bounded on the north by the county of wicklow. They were the descendants of an elizabethan archbishop of armagh and dublin, who was also lord chancellor, and his second son adam, also an archbishop, who was one of the founders and the first provost of dublin university. History of wexford in a country steeped in myth and legend wexfords history is no exception. Furlong starts with wexfords first settlement and tells the story of wexford up to the present day, looking at its gaelic origins, its turbulence during cromwellian times. Making the colclough garden all the more magical, you must first walk among the bluebells through a winding forest path to find it.
Wexford wexford, enniscorthy, gorey, new ross detail the weekly administration of the institution, including the dietary provision. Wexford are available in the national library of ireland. It has probably destroyed more ships than any other irish coastal feature. It is an important historical document because it describes what were then recent events from the perspective of a man who witnessed amy of the events at first hand. Today the viking city of wexford is a centre for opera and art, complementing a beachfringed coastline and a rural hinterland dotted with cute villages and thatched cottages. This is a sortable table of the approximately 2,384 townlands in county wexford, ireland. Names marked in bold typeface are towns and villages, and the word town appears for those entries in the. Examples include the stealing of whiskey, as well as the arrests of people that were suspected of. Book one of our activitybased experiences including archery for a fun and competitive. The town received a charter in 17, which was extended in 1411 by.
Because of its location along the sunny southeast coast of the island, wexford was the target of many invaders, including the normans in 1169 and the english led by oliver cromwell in 1649. The vikings founded irelands first major town on the wide, easyflowing river slaney, which cuts through the middle of the county. Sooo i and a buddy of mine are thinking of making a gaming room in wexford but are wondering, who would be interested in something like this. Books and materials reserved will be delivered to your local library of choice. A comprehensive study of wexfords history, culture and people kindle edition by furlong, nicholas. Wexford ireland county wexford information wexford ireland. Records include parish registers, census records, tithe applotment books. Focusing specifically on families within the county, it includes an introduction to research and sources in wexford. Evidence of early human habitation can be found in the portal tombs, known as dolmens, that are located at newbawn and ballybrittas and predate the bronze age.
Their eighteenthcentury descendants were successively. During the cromwellian wars, wexford town was laid siege by english troops. All wexford public libraries are closed to the public until further notice. Finding your family in county wexford this illustrated, well indexed book, was created exclusively to help you find your family in county wexford, ireland. Ireland was inhabited sometime shortly after the ending of the last ice age, approximately 10,000 8000 bc conservative estimates place the arrival of the first humans in county wexford as occurring between 5000 bc 3000 bc, referred to as the mesolithic period in ireland, though they may have arrived slightly earlier. Northern ireland history, irish history, books barnes. Included are the archives of wexford local authorities and a range of archival material for early local government bodies in. Welcome to the official page of the wexford historical society. You could compare it to working with a jigsaw puzzle where you have no idea how many pieces there are, there are no straight. Current newsletter wexford historical society wexford. All of this is still in early plans, nothing is set down yet, but were wondering how many people would be interested. It is bounded to the west by the river barrow and the blackstairs mountains, to the north by the wicklow mountains and by the sea on the other two sides. The undaunted american widow returned to ireland in the midst of the great famine and helped organise relief for the destitute and hungry.
You can also hold and reserve books and view your reading history if logged. Wexford, county in the province of leinster, southeastern ireland. The park depicts 9000 years of recreated irish history. Duplicate names occur where there is more than one townland with the same name in the county. This is a sortable table of the approximately 2,384 townlands in county wexford, ireland duplicate names occur where there is more than one townland with the same name in the county. The section on irish emigrants from county wexford stops at 1816 yet natives of the county were still emigrating to america as late as 1851.
In viking times, wexford was one of the most important harbors and settlements in ireland. Read about some of the crimes that were committed in county wexford during the 19th century. In a mix of history and natural history, naturalist and whs member jim hurley recounts what promises to be a whale of a tale. Some of the major holdings in wexford county archive that may be relevant to your family history include. Login irish family history online records search facility. Nicholas furlong traces the history of county wexford, ireland, from early christian. Hold the mouse pointer over the parish to see variant names. A new considerably updated and redesigned edition by two well known wexford historians in our houses series, this book records useful information on over a. It takes its name from the principal town, wexford, named waesfjord by the vikings meaning inlet fjord of the mudflats in the old norse language. This website is proudly associated with ireland genealogy projects, and we hope to be able to develop some aids to help you find your ancestors from county wexford, and perhaps to better understand the lives they led here.
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