Picturesque Ireland : a literary and artistic delineation of the natural scenery, remarkable places, historical antiquities, public buildings, ancient abbeys, towers, castles, and other romantic and attractive features of Ireland . ritime counties it will not compare in point?of scenery, but its ecclesiastical remains are important, and its military ruinsnumerous, while in the industry which blesses peace it is conspicuous, and in thespirit of heroic daring and sacrifice which asserts independence, or is worthy topreserve it, the people of Wexford have not been surpassed. In the time ofPtolemy
Picturesque Ireland : a literary and artistic delineation of the natural scenery, remarkable places, historical antiquities, public buildings, ancient abbeys, towers, castles, and other romantic and attractive features of Ireland . ritime counties it will not compare in point?of scenery, but its ecclesiastical remains are important, and its military ruinsnumerous, while in the industry which blesses peace it is conspicuous, and in thespirit of heroic daring and sacrifice which asserts independence, or is worthy topreserve it, the people of Wexford have not been surpassed. In the time ofPtolemy, this district was inhabited by the Menapii, whose chief city, Menapia,was the site of the present town of Wexford. The extreme southern point—the peninsula of Hook, is, in the opinion of some writers, the Hieron Promon-toinum, sacred promontory, of the Grecian geographer. Its present name isderived from the Danes, who, having devastated the surrounding country, made apermanent settlement, the centre of which was Waesfiord (West-Haven). In May,1169, the first expedition of the Anglo-Norman allies of the base MacMurrough,under Robert Fitz-Stephen and Maurice Prendergast, landed at Bag-an-bun, in 497 PICTURESQUE Promontory of Bag-an-bun. Fethard Bay. Formerly part of the territory of Hy Kinsellagh, Wexford wasformed into a county in the reign of John. Precipitated into the earUest conflictwith the invaders, Wexford was pre-eminently distinguished as the unexpected scene of the most protracted,headlong, valiant, and desper-ate struggle of the national-ists in 98. The whole countymay be said to have been abattle-ground; but OulartHill and Enniscorthy, Goreyand Tubberneering, NewRoss and Vinegar Hill, arepoints especially associatedwith patriotic fortitude, valor, and sacrifice.* Wexford occupies almost a detached position from the rest of Ireland, hav-ing the sea on its eastern and southern sides, the estuary of the Suir and theBarrow along the greater part of the west
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