Finding your family in county wexford this illustrated, well indexed book, was created exclusively to help you find your family in county wexford, ireland. County wexford, ireland genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Irish history books ireland history books mercier press. Names marked in bold typeface are towns and villages, and the word town appears for those entries in the acres column. Issued the same year in a dublin edition, no priority established. Workhouseboard of guardian records minute books for the four workhouses in co. History of ireland first edition bauman rare books. Most are uncatalogued and usually sell for under 10. The directories are naturally an invaluable resource for those tracing family history. Major towns wexford town, gorey, inch, enniscorthy, new ross, rosslare, taghmon, wellingtonbridge. Members publications wexford historical society wexford.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. County wexford, ireland genealogy familysearch wiki. Monthly talks take place in gorey library from september to april and field trips take place during the summer months. This is a sortable table of the approximately 2,384 townlands in county wexford, ireland.
Costellos coalition government to take the gun out of irish politics, ireland. You can also hold and reserve books and view your reading history if logged. A language known as yola was spoken in wexford until it became extinct in the 19th century. The park depicts 9000 years of recreated irish history.
Located just outside wexford town in the cornerstone of irelands ancient east, the irish. Current newsletter wexford historical society wexford. Colman is a small village in the townland of coleman in southwest county wexford, ireland. County wexford lies in the south eastern corner of ireland. Wexford heritage and genealogy society riverbank, main st. The history and heritage of north county wexford presented by north wexford historical society north wexford historical society was founded in august 2011. This online version of bassetts wexford county guide and directory is designed primarily as a genealogical research tool and therefore the numerous advertisements in the original book, many full page, and quite a few illustrated, have been excluded. A comprehensive study of wexfords history, culture and people kindle edition by furlong, nicholas. It is found near the southeastern tip of ireland, close to rosslare europort. Wexford, edited notes of bill jeffery, published by old wexford society, 1980, limited circulation history of. John stockdale, 1803 it is an important historical document because it describes what were then recent events from the perspective of a man who witnessed many of the events at first hand. History of the insurrection of the county of wexford, a.
A comprehensive study of wexfords history, culture and people. Gorey wexford guide and directory, 1885 library ireland. Some of these are what you might expect documents, uniforms, weapons and flags but others are quirkier objects, like the cricket bat that died for ireland, sean mac diarmadas hurley, the teacups the pearse brothers used. Focusing specifically on families within the county, it includes an introduction to research and sources in wexford. Lelands history is also important for markingnot for the first time, yet more clearly than ever beforethe transition from chroncicle to history new history, lxiii. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a history of county wexford. The town was founded at the beginning of the 9th century when viking raiders decided to construct a small settlement in the area. Entitled a new map of the county of wexford from actual survey by valentine gill, it was published by gill, a surveyor of lands from enniscorthy, co. A walking tour of the then convulsed wexford town is led by retired auctioneer, ray corish. Examples include the stealing of whiskey, as well as the arrests of people that were suspected of.
Welcome to the official page of the wexford historical society. Search for and renew your books wexford county council. 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. History of wexford the original name of wexford was menapia so called after a prehistoric belgic tribe who occupied the area. Menapia is the county town of county wexford in the republic of ireland. Evidence of early human habitation of county wexford is widespread. Personal histories is an initiative by history ireland, which aims to capture the individual histories of irish people both in ireland and around the world. Records include parish registers, census records, tithe applotment books, griffiths valuation and local newspapers, all of which are available on microfilm advance booking essential. Records include parish registers, census records, tithe applotment books. Irish regional history irish history history books. Guide to county wexford ancestry, family history and genealogy. The library also boasts special collections in local history and genealogy. 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 thousand houses in.
History edit edit source wexford is part of the province of leinster on the southeast coast of ireland. 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. Wexford wexford, enniscorthy, gorey, new ross detail the weekly administration of the institution, including the dietary provision. It is located along the r733 regional road on the eastern shore of the waterford harbour estuary, where the three sisters flow into the sea. 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.
Wexford town library literary ireland wexford town. Contae loch garman is a county located in the southeast of republic of ireland, in the province of leinster. Wexford are available in the national library of ireland. As of the 2016 census, the town has a population of 127. Read about some of the crimes that were committed in county wexford during the 19th century. A history of county wexford and millions of other books are available for. Kennedys grandfather, was born in new ross, in county wexford. Explanation of and the names of districts for every county, plus link to find townland names in 1851. Part of the irish families project, it includes the complete 1659 census for wexford, county map, complete listing of modern parishes and placenames as well as older place names, plus coats of arms of. Jan 01, 2003 county wexford lies in the south eastern corner of ireland. The county covers about 909 square miles 2,352 sq km.
The book takes a glimpse into the history, folklore, places, lives and events of the people who lived in the shadow of the blackstairs mountain, encompassing the areas of templeudigan, rathnure, killanne, springmount, kiltealy, templeshanbo, and the blackstairs mountain commons area. List of books about the troubles are works of literature cited using apa style citations. An extensive collection of family history sources are also available in wexford county library. The origin of loch garman, the irish name, is lost in time, while the current name derives from the viking waesfjord the harbour of the mud flats. In prenorman times it was part of the kingdom of ui cheinnselaig, with its capital at ferns. They will now get down to preparing for the countys first ever all ireland u21 semifinal against the ulster champions on saturday week. Our independent book stores are located in waterford, wexford, kilkenny and naas, ireland. The name wexford derives from the norse settlement of waesfjord. A history of the easter rising in 50 objects in this book john gibney tells the story of the rising and its aftermath through 50 objects that survive from that time.
Wexford is a historic viking town that sits at the mouth of the river slaney, overlooking wexford harbour. Renew your books, search and reserve books and other materials with the online library catalogue. Alternatively, the census records for 1901 and 1911 are. County wexford genealogy description wexford, a county of ireland, province of leinster, bounded e by st georges channel, s by waterford bay, sw by kilkenny, w by carlow, and n. Nicholas furlong traces the history of county wexford, ireland, from early christian. It is hoped to build an extensive database reflecting irish lives, giving them a chance to be heard, remembered and to add their voice to the historical record. Located between ballyhack and duncannon, arthurstown is home to the kings bay inn pub. In terms of on the ground research any of these is an excellent place to begin to research your ancestors. Bookshops in wexford, bookshops in wicklow, bookshops in ireland, bookshop, secondhand and rare books, gorey, county wexford there are over 40,000 books in the shop. Brigid of ireland by cindy thomson, wild irish embrace by rene j. Arthurstown and ballyhack wexford guide and directory, 1885. Ie is an irish based online bookstore offering a wide diverse range of books, new releases, bestsellers, bargains and rare books, with worldwide delivery. Wexford, in august 1811 and concentrated primarily on showing the location of people connected with the 1798 rebellion.
In 1798, a massive political and armed insurrection, inspired by the french revolution and involving all classes and creeds, took place in ireland. Irelands first anglonorman stronghold by denis shine, michael potterton, stephen. Set in wexford town off redmond square, the library is home to a book stock of approximately 300,000 volumes as well as audio resources, periodicals and manuscripts. Wexford is named after the city of wexford which was named by the old norse word waesjord, meaning inlet or bay of washed mud flats. His book, a tour in ireland, 17761779, includes many details on county wexford which he visited during that time. They will now get down to preparing for the countys first ever allireland u21 semifinal against the ulster champions on saturday week. At the time, the vikings would have considered the. Top ten fascinating facts about wexford through water. New ross corporation books, 16851900 published in 18th19th century history, early modern history 15001700, features, issue 5 septoct 2011, volume 19 portrait of charles tottenham in his boots by james lathamin 1777, as new ross councils treasurer, tottenham organised the towns first fire. Duplicate names occur where there is more than one townland with the same name in the county. New book tells story of blackstairs mountain region. 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. Wexford, seaport and county seat, county wexford, ireland, on the river slaney. Wexford genealogy, wexford family history society visit wexford.
Wexford, edited notes of bill jeffery, published by old wexford society, 1980, limited circulation history of st martins gaa club, 193282, editor, 1982. The irish national heritage park in county wexford is an authentic recreation of homesteads, farm dwellings and places of ritual over 9000 years of irelands heritage. There are five libraries in county wexford in the towns of bunclody, enniscorthy, gorey, new ross and wexford town. It is found near the southeastern tip of ireland, close to rosslare europort the town is connected to the capital, dublin, via the n11 national primary route european route e1, and the national rail network. Wexford the irish archives genealogy links directory. Wexford, is one of the most enigmatic and misunderstood medieval sites in ireland. Wexford ireland county wexford information wexford ireland. The wexford town library is the headquarters for the wexford county library service. Notable people francis sheehy skeffington, general philip sheridan, john charles mcquaid, and marcus daly. The town received a charter in 17, which was extended in 1411 by. The book centre has been in business since 1971 and is a family owned and run local irish company. It was an early colony of the english, having been taken by robert fitzstephen in 1169. Wexfords top historical attractions county wexford can be found in the very south east corner of ireland. Affiliated with igp general background welcome to county wexfords genealogy page igp province leinster.
Before your trip to ireland, you might enjoy tracing your familys history online. Michael potterton is a lecturer in the department of history, maynooth university. History of the insurrection of the county of wexford. Wexford genealogy, wexford family history society visit. The texas connection the story of the wexford colony in refugio wexford wexford heritage committee 1989. County wexford genealogy description wexford, a county of ireland, province of leinster, bounded e by st georges channel, s by waterford bay, sw by kilkenny, w by carlow, and n by wicklow.
All wexford public libraries are closed to the public until further notice. County wexford genealogy, family history notes and coats of arms. Login irish family history online records search facility. Northern ireland history, irish history, books barnes. T he history of gorey facebook page was set up last year by gorey man eamon murphy who currently. Some of the major holdings in wexford county archive that may be relevant to your family history include. It is a county steeped in history and heritage, much of which can be attributed to its strategic coastal location which attracted celtic tribes, vikings and normans. Check out our description for more information on the society. The history of gorey is remembered in a collection of old photographs on a dedicated facebook page. Family history notes and coats of arms search this book.
The national 1798 visitor centre in enniscorthy, county wexford provides a good history of the 1798 rebellion. Oct 10, 2011 history of the insurrection of the county of wexford, a. Contae loch garman is a county located in the south east of republic. Oregan puts wexford into history books independent. Wexford ireland county wexford itself was settled long before the vikings arrived, although they played a big part in the countys development. Top ten fascinating facts about wexford through water and. Book one of our activitybased experiences including archery for a fun and competitive. Wexford libraries but also from other county libraries in ireland. Gertrud wilhelmina frieda behmenburg, better known as wilhelmina cooper, was born on 1 may 1939 in culemborg, gelderland, nederland.