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Extract from 'A Poem on the Celebrated Hurling'
Extract from 'A Poem on the Celebrated Hurling'
Extract from 'A Poem on the Celebrated Hurling' between Colclough's Duffery team and Bantry in February, 1805.
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George O'Connor detailed from front cover of With Heart and Hand by Tom Williams
George O'Connor detailed from front cover of With Heart and Hand by Tom Williams
George O'Connor kneels in prayer after winning the All-Ireland Senior Hurling final of 1996. This was the first time that Wexford had won the title in 28 years.
Blackwater Press
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Michael Cusack founder of the G.A.A.
Michael Cusack founder of the G.A.A.
Michael Cusack founding member of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
Wexford County Library
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Abbey Bridge, Boyle 1817
Abbey Bridge, Boyle 1817
This view of the Abbey single arch bridge, taken from its western aspect, has a glossy tinted photo finish. The harp symbol of the Woolstone Bros. London, is in the right hand corner. It was posted from Boyle to Cork in 1909. The bridge was built by the King family in 1817, over the River Boyle. It has a single arch with spectacular span attesting to the high quality engineering techniques of the 19th century. A lady, perhaps a governess and her well attired charges, are captured and condemned forever to peer into the river. The delapidated Abbey ruins are to the left background, whilst the Abbey House is just to the centre of the postcard.
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Landlord Patronage
Landlord Patronage
A list of gentry families involved in the patronage of hurling. Wexford gentry families included are the Carews of Castleboro, the Colcloughs of Duffry Hall and the Devereux's of Carrigmennan.
Permission from Dr. Kevin Whelan
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Nicky Rackard during the National Hurling League game against Dublin in Enniscorthy, 1953.
Nicky Rackard during the National Hurling League game against Dublin in Enniscorthy, 1953.
Action shot of Nicky Rackard, centre, during the National League game against Dublin in Enniscorthy, 1953.
Nicholas Furlong
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The Square, Ballaghadereen
The Square, Ballaghadereen
This Woolstone Bros. postcard, taken in the thirties, of the uncluttered Square in Ballaghaderreen, is sepia in colour. The horse/donkey and cart is still the chief mode of transport. Note the milk churns on the cart on the right, possibly coming from the creamery. The two storey block that was Monica Duff and Co., is to the left background. The Dillon family built up the business from small beginnings. In 1880 the MonDuf brand was on almost every grocery and household product on the market. The Dillons were the biggest employers in the area. The imposing three storey building in the centre is that of the Dillon House. It was built c.1780, and altered in the late 1870's, when the third storey was added. Here were entertained among others, Anthony Trollope, Charles Stewart Parnell and his sisters Fanny and Anna, Michael Davitt, and William O'Brien M.P.
Copyright managed by the Library Council
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The County Wexford Crest
The County Wexford Crest
The county Wexford crest features the Tower of Hook as a symbol of Anglo-Norman south Wexford. The gaelic north of the county is represented by the MacMurchada lion. The two parts are divided by the river Slaney along which Celtic groups, represented by spear heads, entered south-east Ireland. The motto Exemplar Hiberniae (an example for Ireland), is derived from the county's reputation as the 'model county'.
Dr Billy Colfer
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The changing shape of hurleys 1850-1990
The changing shape of hurleys 1850-1990
A drawing of five hurls demonstrates the changing shape of hurls from 1850 to 1990.
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Statistics Score Chart
Statistics Score Chart
1996 Senior Hurling team- statistics score chart. Also includes chart of wides and frees conceded.
Blackwater Press