A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
New Ross (or Ross), market town, river port, and township, St Mary's par., W. co. Wexford, and Rosbercon par., SE. co. Kilkenny, on river Barrow (about 2 miles below its confluence with the river Nore), 5 miles SW. of Ballywilliam ry. sta., 15 miles NE. of Waterford, and 92 miles S. by W. of Dublin, 505 ac., pop. 6670; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-days, Wednesday and Saturday. The Barrow is here crossed by an iron bridge (1869), with a portcullis for the navigation. Vessels of 200 tons can reach the quay at all times of the tide, and those of 800 tons at high tides. (For shipping statistics, see Appendix.) Large quantities of provisions and agricultural produce are exported. New Ross returned 1 member to Parliament until 1885.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Wexford IrlC |
| Place names: | NEW ROSS | NEW ROSS OR ROSS | ROSS |
| Place: | New Ross |
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