Over the past few weeks, Wexford photographer Des Kiely has created a unique set of comparison photographs of Wexford Town. The series, which compares the past with the present, has proven to be popular on social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter.
Wexford’s historic Bullring, which was named after a blood sport called bull-baiting.The Cornmarket: As the name suggests, this part of Wexford was once home to a busy corn market. On market days, farmers from the surrounding countryside would travel into town to sell their stock. Nowadays, it is the location of Wexford Arts Centre, which was originally built as a corn exchange in 1776.US President John F. Kennedy laid a wreath at the base of the John Barry statue on Crescent Quay during his visit to County Wexford on 27 June 1963. Commodore John Barry, who was born in Ballysampson, Tacumshane, County Wexford, on 25 March 1745, is widely referred to as “The Father of the American Navy,” a title he shares with John Paul Jones and John Adams.Wexford’s North Main Street in the early 1900s.Wexford Quay and its old wooden structures, compared against its present-day waterfront plaza.A view of North Main Street, as seen from the Bullring.
Kiely’s photography can be viewed at www.deskielyphotography.com
