Wexford Chronicles

Folk tales from rural County Wexford describe men becoming lost at night, including a farmer who believed he could only find his field gate after removing his shoes and socks.

Wexford photographer Des Kiely’s comparison photographs pair historical and present-day views of Wexford Town’s streets and landmarks.

Oliver Cromwell’s nine-day siege of Wexford Town in October 1649 ended with the storming of the town and a massacre of hundreds after negotiations with Governor David Sinnott broke down.

George Griffith’s 1877 book ‘Chronicles of County Wexford’ documented a century of change in the county’s postal service, from three post offices in 1777 to 56 by 1877.

A 2.2-magnitude earthquake struck County Wexford on 18 March 2014, with locals initially attributing the tremor to passing trucks. A similar event had occurred in 1892.

Old footage from 1968 or 1969 shows school children crossing Summerhill in Wexford Town. The video was recorded by artist Betty Forde at a time when a Mercy Convent primary school operated in the area.