The killing of Barbara Berry.
On Saturday, the 23rd of March, 1916, a traveller woman called Barbara Berry was fatally stabbed in the heart on Wexford’s Main Street.
Wexford Chronicles
Short articles and tidbits about the history of County Wexford. Most of the articles in this section are derived from old photographs, journals, letters and oral accounts.
The murder of Elizabeth Reck.
On the 10th of July, 1931, a 65-year-old woman called Elizabeth Reck was savagely beaten to death near her home in Castlebridge, Co. Wexford.
The murder of William Hannan.
On Saturday, the 8th of March, 1958, Wexford businessman William Hannan was found unconscious and badly beaten at his sweet shop in Cinema Lane in Wexford Town. The following morning, the 65-year-old shopkeeper passed...
Photographs of Wexford’s “Old Hospital”.
Wexford’s Union Workhouse is an ominous stone building that sits on top of a hill, overlooking the nearby streets of Spawell Road and Walnut Grove. Amongst the...
Simon Bloom and the murder of Mary Anne Wildes.
On the 7th of May, 1910, an 18-year-old Wexford woman by the name of Mary Anne Wildes was found with her throat cut at an apartment in The Bullring.
What is “The Folly” named after?
The other day, an interesting question was posed on one of the local history pages on Facebook. The question was: “What is The Folly in Wexford Town...
Folk Tale: Lost in a field in Foulksmills.
Before electricity became common in the rural parts of County Wexford, stories about men getting ‘lost’ at night were a pretty common thing. Because streetlights didn’t exist and...
Photographs of Wexford – Past & Present.
Over the past few weeks, Wexford photographer Des Kiely has been creating a unique set of comparison photographs of Wexford Town. The series, which compares...
Letters: Cromwell’s negotiations with Wexford.
On Saturday, the 2nd of October, 1649, Oliver Cromwell and his New Model Army arrived at the outskirts of Wexford Town, which was a Royalist-Confederate...
