New Ross and River Barrow, County Wexford, Ireland
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4812 x 3432 px | 40.7 x 29.1 cm | 16 x 11.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
18 August 2010Location:
New Ross, County Wexford, IrelandMore information:
The port town of New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland, dates from pre-Middle Ages. The earliest settlement in this area dates to the 6th century when St. Abban of Magheranoidhe founded a monastery in what is now Irishtown. New Ross was in the territory of Dermot McMurrough and came to prominence when the Anglo-Normans conquered the region. The Norman knight William Marshall and his bride Isabella de Clare arrived during the early part of the 13th century. An earthen defensive structure called a motte was built at Old Ross in order to hold the newly conquered territory.