Wexford, 1811 entitled a new map of the county of wexford from actual survey by valentine gill, it was published by gill, a surveyor of lands from enniscorthy, co. A history of the town during wwi, with a list of men and women who served and. Furlong starts with wexfords first settlement and tells the story of wexford up to the present day, looking at its gaelic origins, its turbulence during cromwellian times. Cars registered in county wexford bear the letters wx on their license plates. Impact, ideology and rebellion the great irish potato famine jstor. Wexford, in august 1811 and concentrated primarily on showing the location of people connected with the 1798 rebellion. Allen from gorey replaced him as parish priest of templetown. The knights templar of ireland templars church templetown. Guide to ambrosetown civil parish, county wexford ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Includes rare works like the irish book of arms and the missouri irish. There are 16 townlands that we know about in templetown. Parish registers, transcripts, baptism records, marriage records, and. Apr 23, 2018 see more of famous wexford people in history on facebook.
Templars inn, templetown, fethard on sea, wexford traveller. Records include parish registers, census records, tithe applotment books, griffiths valuation and local newspapers, all of which are available on microfilm advance booking essential. The knights templar established a preceptory at kilcloggan on land granted to them by henry ii. The first meeting of the council was on 22 april 1899. Between fifteen and thirty knights were taken, most having seen more than forty years of service with the order. The shell of a church erected to a design attributed to john semple 180182 of marlborough street, dublin murphy 2004, 4555, representing an integral component of the early nineteenthcentury ecclesiastical heritage of south county wexford with the architectural value of the composition, one abutting the tower of a fortified church inscribed 1847 with the signature of edward. A short history of the rebellion and the events, which led up to it, may help to understand its place in wexford history and folklore. Read about some of the crimes that were committed in county wexford during the 19th century. Guide to templetown civil parish, county wexford ancestry, family history, and genealogy.
James and templetown catholic parish, county wexford. In viking times, wexford was one of the most important harbors and settlements in ireland. Ambrosetown civil parish, county wexford, ireland genealogy. History of hooke templetown parish, county wexford. The knights templar of ireland templars church templetown wexford november 19, 2019 by sinead murphy situated on the wild hook peninsula in an area known as templetown, the templar church stands as testimony to an era in history that has thrilled and excited our imaginations for centuries. The following information is a starting point for records about the civil parish of ambrosetown. Contae loch garman is a county located in the southeast of republic. In prenorman times it was part of the kingdom of ui cheinnselaig, with its capital at ferns. This book tells the history of such schools for the. Each transcription we publish comes from a singlesource, be it the cemetery office, government office, church office, archived document, a tombstone transcriber. Loch garman is the county town of county wexford, ireland. Hold the mouse pointer over the parish to see variant names. The information is based on locations and records before 1922.
The registers contain records of baptisms and marriages from the majority of catholic parishes in ireland and northern ireland up to 1880. Parish registers, transcripts, baptism records, marriage records, and burial records. Templetown, or kilcloghan, a parish, in the barony of shelburne, county of wexford, and province of leinster, 2 miles s. Templetown civil parish, county wexford, ireland genealogy. On 3 august 1776 he had been raised to the peerage of ireland as baron templetown, of templetown in the county of antrim. It takes its name from the principal town, wexford, named waesfjord by the vikings meaning inlet fjord of the mudflats in the old norse language. Basically, ireland seems to have been the pensioners home of the order. Knights hospitaller fortified church templetown, wexford by mark wallbank 12092017 07102017 the land here first was given to the monastic soldiers of the knights templar by henry ii, but when they were suppressed in 7, the land was given to the knights hospitaller who arrived with the norman strongbow, and later built this small. Templetown or kilcloghan, wexford genealogy heraldry and. The following information is a starting point for records about the civil parish of templetown. Wexford the irish archives genealogy links directory. Wexford a search of griffiths property valuation incomplete index extracts for co.
Wexford, ireland best things to do in wexford, ireland. Wexford wexford, enniscorthy, gorey, new ross detail the weekly administration of the institution, including the dietary provision. Entitled a new map of the county of wexford from actual survey by valentine gill, it was published by gill, a surveyor of lands from enniscorthy, co. This represents 100% of all the area in templetown. If you notice any names transcription errors, please select report errors in transcription report errors in transcription. Some of the major holdings in wexford county archive that may be relevant to your family history include. Templars church received its name from the knights templar, a brotherhood of monastic norman warriors who originated during the crusades. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Wexford is a historic viking town that sits at the mouth of the river slaney, overlooking wexford harbour. Irish genealogy and history books, irish genealogy books on each and every. This collection explores the history and archaeology of co. History of the town and county of wexford wikitree. Templetown topographical dictionary of ireland 1837. Alternatively, the census records for 1901 and 1911 are.
James and templetown catholic parish, county wexford ancestry, family history, and genealogy. At the time, the vikings would have considered the. Until 1843, the wexford county area was known as kautawabet territory, a potawatami word that has been translated as broken tooth or land of water. After the norman invasion of ireland in 1169, large areas of land around the hook peninsula were given to the order by king henry ii and templetown was used as their headquarters. Wexford county directory wexford guide and directory, 1885.
While travelling through wexford many memorials to the rebellion of 1798 will be encountered it has a section to itself at the enniscorthy castle museum. Knights hospitaller fortified church templetown, wexford. This old cemetery is situated on the grounds of an old ruined church on the coast road between duncannon and hook head. An insightful book describing the spirit of a historically rich place by the sea. The first viscount was succeeded by his eldest son, the second viscount. Excellent and in depth history of the people and places of county wexford.
Home our collections digital valentine gill map of co. It was created on february 1806 for john upton, 2nd baron templetown, member of parliament for bury st edmunds. This website contains images from the nlis collection of catholic parish register microfilms. An extensive collection of family history sources are also available in wexford county library. Brimming with vitality and information, nicholas furlongs comprehensive a history of county wexford is an indispensable guide to wexfords history, culture and people. Templetown church templetown, templetown, templetown. A comprehensive study of wexfords history, culture and people kindle edition by furlong, nicholas. Photographs and images of churches in county wexford. This is an exact reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Wexford and beyond as seen through language, documents, monuments, settlement and. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Wiki page on history of the town and county of wexford in wexford, ireland. He was the son of clotworthy upton, who served as clerk comptroller to augusta, dowager princess of wales. The town was founded at the beginning of the 9th century when viking raiders decided to construct a small settlement in the area. Vol 4 1901 duncannon fort, kilclogan or templetown, fethard, houseland, portersgate, loftus hall. From 1899 to 1920, meetings of the county council were held in the grand jury room of the old wexford courthouse on commercial quay. James and templetown catholic parish, county wexford, ireland. Ambrosetown, wexford genealogy heraldry and history. The name kilcloggan is a corruption of cill eallog allochs church which suggests there may have been an earlier church here. Wexford lies on the south side of wexford harbour, the estuary of the river slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of ireland.
Ambrosetown, wexford historical description this parish comprises 2274 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act. Templetown cemetery, county wexford, this old cemetery is situated on the. Templetown, or kilcloghan, a parish, in the barony of shelburne, county of wexford, and province of leinster, from a topographical dictionary of. This warm friend, finding young fillmore destitute of means, loaned him money, but the latter, not wishing to incur a heavy debt, taught school during part of the time and in this and other ways helped maintain himself. His book, a tour in ireland, 17761779, includes many details on county wexford which he visited during that time. Dec 23 1792 oct6 27 1793 jan 7 1795 nov 8 1798 apr 6 1805 mar 28 1815 jan 5 1812 dec 22 1815.
Examples include the stealing of whiskey, as well as the arrests of people that were suspected of. Browse the tithe applotment books parishes in wexford. Irish genealogy books on each and every county in ireland, and classic histories from the four masters, to keatings history, and conquest of ireland. Wexford county council was established in statute in 1898 by the local government ireland act 1898.
The common name wexford derives from the scandinavian and describes the same area with a slightly different slant meaning a river mouth protected by a sandbank. Ireland genealogy history province of leinster carlow dublin kildare kilkenny louth meath pdf books dvd product. To give you an idea how common the surname murphy was and is in co. Contae loch garman is a county located in the southeast of republic of ireland, in the province of leinster. History of wexford, historic places to visit in wexford. Where to find traces of the knights templar in ireland.
Prior to the 1860s, the area that was to become wexford county was included at different times as a part of michilimackinac, mackinac, ottawa, grand traverse, and manistee, counties. The town is linked to dublin by the m11n11 national primary route. History of hooke templetown parish, county wexford grattanflood, william on. Buy history of hooke templetown parish, county wexford by william grattanflood isbn. James and templetown, ferns catholic parish registers. After the events in paris, the knights templar in ireland were arrested and placed in dublin castle. Explanation of and the names of districts for every county, plus link to find townland names in 1851. Nov 19, 2019 the knights templar of ireland templars church templetown wexford november 19, 2019 by sinead murphy situated on the wild hook peninsula in an area known as templetown, the templar church stands as testimony to an era in history that has thrilled and excited our imaginations for centuries.
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