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5000 BC – 3000 BC
- 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.
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Ireland was inhabited sometime shortly after the ending of the last Ice Age, approximately 10,000 – 8000 BC [3] 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, [4] though they may have arrived slightly earlier. Its ...
Oct 23, 2003 · 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. Furlong starts with...
- Nicholas Furlong
- 071716540X, 9780717165407
- revised
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd, 2003
First settled seven thousand years ago, the county has hosted a variety of cultures from Celts to Vikings, Flemish and Normans to English. Historically, it maintained a social, confessional and ethnic mix of populations that was more varied than most other parts of the island.
Wexford town c. 1800. The county is rich in evidence of early human habitation. [6] Portal tombs (sometimes called dolmens) exist at Ballybrittas (on Bree Hill) [7] and at Newbawn [8] – and date from the Neolithic period or earlier. Remains from the Bronze Age period are far more widespread. [6]
County Wexford was one of the area’s invaded by Vikings in the 8th century due to its place on coastal land which meant it was the ideal place to loot Christian monasteries and establish bases in Ireland. 819AD was when the raid first took place on the North Slob area of Wexford harbour and after than, both the native Irish people and the ...
Its proximity to Britain and Europe means that County Wexford was probably one of the earliest areas of Ireland to be inhabited by humans. Evidence of this period is scarce, and much remains to be discovered through archaeology and research.
Oct 5, 2023 · The county was one of the earliest areas of Ireland to be Christianized. The first recorded raid by the Vikings in County Wexford occurred in 819, when Begerin and Camhain's Oak Island in Wexford Harbour were plundered.
