Beautiful view across the Slaney Valley this frosty morning. #wexford #slaney

On June 21st 1798 upon Vinegar hill 20,000 men, women and children faced 10,000 members of the Crown forces in a battle that lasted only four hours, but left 1,500 dead. #wexford #vinegarhill

Beautiful morning atop 'Sliabh Bhui' this morning in North Wexford with the Slaney Valley is covered in fog. The name Sliabh Bhui comes from the Irish for "Yellow Hill" which refers to the yellow flowers on the gorse bushes that once covered its summit.

A GOOD READ! Over the next few weeks this page will be sharing some of the many publications relating to county Wexford's heritage covering everything from 1798, archaeology, History, Architecture and more! Keep an eye on this spot.#wexford

BOOK #1 Early Man in County Wexford 5000BC-300BC Published by Edward Culleton in 1984 this 58 page book explores the prehistoric period in county Wexford, a time just before the written record began in this part of the world. For full description see the image below. #wexford

Book #2

Scarawalsh Bridge on the river Slaney. Built in 1795 by the Oriel brothers of Hampshire this stone bridge replaced an earlier timber bridge that was swept away by fierce floods in 1787. It was bypassed in 1976 by a new bridge just down stream.

Hot off the press Transport Infrastructure Ireland have just released a new publication on the archaeology discovered along the New Ross Bypass. This is free to view online via the link below or can else be purchased in hardcopy also. NewRossStreetFocus tii.ie/technical-serv…

Early train this morning and noticed this well kepth building formally used as a passenger wait at Gorey train station. The station was first opened in 1863 and still serves the Town of Gorey today.#gorey

The ruins of the 12th century Clone Church looking fantastic since the completion of conservation works by the OPW. Heritage Ireland

On a recent hike up the Blackstairs mountains I noticed this marker from the ordinance survey. Better know as crow's feet, due to their obvious shape, these markers were created by the ordinance survey crews who mapped all of Ireland during the mid 19th century.