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Last Sunday various socialist and republican groups flocked to Monageer to commemorate and pay respect to a man fought in the War of Independence, the Irish Civil War and the Spanish Civil War... A man who served as part of Na Fianna Éireann, the Irish Republican Army, the British Army and the International Brigades. Yet, …
Continue reading "No Pasarán! – The Story of Wexford’s Peter Daly"
Here in Wexford we have a great deal of admiration for the rebellion of 1798 and rightfully so... For the most part, the rebellion was an explosion of chivalrous, nationalistic ideals which had been absent for far too long in Irish society. Many of those who stood up and fought for the sovereignty of the …
Continue reading "Thomas ‘Bloody Job’ Dixon: The Tyrant Of The Wexford Republic"
Wexford is very often described as a safe seat for the Irish Labour Party and indeed such a statement can be made with reasonable confidence... Since the first election of the newly formed Irish Free State in 1921 right up to the modern day the period from 1981-1987 is the only period in during a …
Continue reading "COLUMN: The Life Of Richard Corish — Wexford’s Political Titan"
When one thinks of rebellious activity in county Wexford in the 1790s, inevitably the events of the 1798 rebellion come to mind... Indeed, the rebellion of ’98 was the most eventful and prolonged uprising of that decade, but it was by no means the only one. In nearly every nook and cranny across county Wexford, …
Continue reading "Who Fears Speak Of ’93? Wexford’s Forgotten Rebellion And Its Mysterious Monument"
For all who pass through the quay on Wexford the statue of Commodore John Barry has become a familiar, comforting sight, and a symbol of home at the beating heart of Wexford town... The looming statue of Barry has become an icon of sorts as he stands on his pedestal gazing out at the steadily …
Continue reading "The Commodore on Wexford’s Quay: The Man Behind The Statue"
