- Hardcover: 244 pages
- Publisher: Cork University Press; illustrated edition edition (21 April 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1859184294
- ISBN-13: 978-1859184295
- Product Dimensions: 30 x 24.4 x 2.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 695,326 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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I write today about a book which can honestly be described as awesome. Wexford: A Town and Its Landscape by Billy Colfer, is iconic in every sense of that word. This comprehensive, attractive, appetising work has no equal in the future and will not be surpassed in this century. It is a work of singular genius. It is a work which has been assembled, constructed and performed, utilised and triumphantly concluded with so many diverse talents that this reviewer is almost overwhelmed. The illustrations, maps, diagrams, photographs are all brilliantly presented. The book itself, alone as printed, is a work of art. It is a massive accomplishment by Cork University Press who in 2004 also published Colfer's The Hook Peninsula, a similar publication triumph. Nicky Furlong, Historian and Writer
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The book details the origins and growth of Wexford town since its establishment by the Vikings in the early tenth century. The influence of the broader environment on the foundation, expansion and economic development of the town is also examined. Periods covered include the Anglo-Norman, the Cromwellian settlement and eighteenth-century expansion. Detailed sections will include medieval churches, town wall and castle, the 1798 Rebellion and nineteenth-century church expansion. As a maritime town, shipping and trade for the different periods will also be examined.The growth of the town down to the present time will be analysed by using a series of maps and aerial photographs.
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