21. TNW Kilmore Quay
This seaside village is bustling with modern boats while the image above shows the kind of vessel the Normans would have used to cross the seas all those centuries ago. The Graveyard of a Thousand ...
26 Mar 20171min
4. TNW Lady's Island lagoon
Stop here to read the signs informing the visitor of the wide variety of flora and fauna to look out in Lady's Lake lagoon. Long before the Anglo-Normans set foot in Wexford in 1169, invader of a wing...
26 Mar 20171min
22. TNW Saltee wildlife
If you are a budding twitcher, no trip to these parts would be complete with a visit to the Saltee Islands, regarded as one of the most important birdwatching sites in not just Ireland, but Europe wit...
26 Mar 201724s
8. TNW Tacumshane lake
Local wildlife expert Jim Hurley tells us a bit more about a renowned hotspot for wildlife along The Norman Way, Tacumshane lake. Audio: Jim Hurley, 2017 Find out more at: https://www.southwexfordcoa...
26 Mar 201743s
19. TNW Wexford's proud drama tradition
If at all possible, try and catch some of the stellar amateur dramatics that is rife in south county Wexford, another tradition that the area is steeped in and with stellar result. Pictured is the Bri...
26 Mar 20171min
10. TNW Sigginstown castle
Once the Anglo-Normans had consolidated their military occupation, they started to build their stone castles with some 365 being built between the 13th and 16th centuries. While many lie derelict shad...
26 Mar 201744s
11. TNW A finer stone
Master stone mason Pat Hickey explains how the richer families that settled in Forth and Bargy were able to choose a more discerning stonework for their castles. Audio: Pat Hickey, 2017 The Norman...
26 Mar 201756s
2. TNW A fossilised landscape
In the late 12th century, the kingdom of Uí Chennselaig, what is now modern county Wexford, was the first part of Ireland to be invaded and subinfeudated by the Anglo-Normans. This feudal hierarchy ca...
26 Mar 20172min
