County Wexford in the Year 1900

This book does not claim to be a definitive history of County Wexford in the year 1900. Instead it serves as a snapshot of various events which occurred in the county over that year and were reported in the newspapers, either locally or nationally at the time. I have compiled a variety of news stories, some appearing over the entire year and others only the once. In them I hope the reader will hear the voices of the people and the conditions they lived under. Also the way they were governed through the courts, councils and boards of guardianships. These bodies in turn had to answer to the Local Government Board of Ireland in Dublin Castle.
This book is the first in a series which will take a look at life in the county up until the formation of the state in 1922. Many of the stories and the people included have been long forgotten. After a great deal of research I have tried to bring variety to the stories. They include tragedy, court cases both serious and amusing, tales of local government and some of its colourful representatives as well as other stories which made the newspapers that year. I hope it gives a proper sense of the time. It must not be forgotten that the people mentioned throughout the book were real people and I am cognisant to the fact that many may have relatives alive today, so I wish to emphasise that I have made nothing up, all the material in the book comes from the pages of the newspapers, the record of the day and I am not judging any individuals, just telling the stories as they appeared at the time.

Author: Pat Doran

Publisher: Independently Published

Publication Date: Apr 14, 2022

Number of Pages: 214 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: NA

ISBN-13: 9798801247168