Wexford: A Town and Its Landscape Colfer BillyPevná vazba
Wexford: A Town and Its Landscape Colfer BillyPevná vazba The book details the origins and growth of Wexford town since its establishment by the Vikings in the early tenth century. Periods covered…
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Wexford: A Town and Its Landscape Colfer BillyPevná vazba
The book details the origins and growth of Wexford town since its establishment by the Vikings in the early tenth century. Periods covered include the Anglo-Norman, the Cromwellian settlement and eighteenth-century expansion. The influence of the broader environment on the foundation, expansion and economic development of the town is also examined.
As a maritime town, shipping and trade for the different periods will also be examined. Detailed sections will include medieval churches, town wall and castle, the 1798 Rebellion and nineteenth-century church expansion. The growth of the town down to the present time will be analyzed by using a series of maps and aerial photographs.Wexford town has a long and rich history, a varied archival record, and a powerful personality embedded in its tight streets.
The landscape layers that underpin the town are painstakingly built