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The most comprehensive, topographic mapping covering all of Ireland from the 1820s to the 1840s.
Historic map - Wexford [Title sheet] by Ordnance Survey of Ireland, published in , part of the Ordnance Survey Six-inch Ireland, 1829-1969 maps.
- The Vikings.
- The Normans.
- Cromwell.
- 1798 Rebellion.
The Vikings originated from countries such as Sweden, Norway and Finland. Their advanced seafaring skills, coupled with their smash-and-grab tactics, made them a feared enemy (this fear of Viking raiders forced many people in the coastal areas of Ireland to move further inland). By the end of the 8th century, the Vikings had began their “expansioni...
In May of 1169, a force of roughly 1100 Norman soldiers marched on Wexford Town. These men were led by Robert Fitz Stephen, Maurice de Prendergast and the recently deposed King of Leinster, Diarmait Mac Murchada. Three years previously, Mac Murchada had fled to Wales after being forced to vacate his throne by the High King of Ireland. While in Brit...
On a rainy day in October of 1649, another foreign army arrived at the outskirts of Wexford Town. This army, which was led by the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, Oliver Cromwell, set up camp to the north of the town, close to where Carcur and Spawell Roadare today. Two months earlier, Cromwell and his New Model ...
As the 18th Century was coming to a close, the anger and the frustration of the Catholic community was beginning to boil. For decades, they had lived under a system that was privileged towards Protestants – an unfair system that saw them suffer economically. In the years leading up to the Rebellion of 1798, both America and France had erupted into ...
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Robert Fraser's survey includes this map of Co. Wexford. It was made in around 1800. Although most of the places recorded on the map still exist today, the towns in Wexford have expanded significantly.
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(1655.15) The 1840 6 inch Ordnance Survey map of Wexford Harbour shows Big (Great) Island as two separate islands, a long narrow northern one and a wide squat southern one, joined by stone steps.
