New Ross Street Focus

New Ross Street Focus BOOK A GUIDED TOUR OF OUR HISTORIC STREETS

Book a Guided Walking Tour and we tell you their stories. Tours provided on request basis.

Please check website for prices and contact information. The aim of New Ross Street Focus is to name the streets of New Ross, and also put plaques with historical facts on significant building or areas. 18 plaques are now in place. It is a collaborative effort between New Ross Historical Society, New Ross Lions Club, Experience New Ross and New Ross & District Chamber, and spearheaded by Pete Caul

field. (2014)
Our page and Twitter accounts offer titbits of history & heritage relating to New Ross. GUIDED TOURS AVAILABLE
Please contact us by private message, email or book through our website if you would like a Guided Tour of New Ross. PLEASE NOTE
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A SIGN OF THE TIMES I got a call from The Ros Tapestry to say that their stock of our FREE Walking Guide of New Ross was...
18/08/2026

A SIGN OF THE TIMES

I got a call from The Ros Tapestry to say that their stock of our FREE Walking Guide of New Ross was running low. So I popped in with a supply for them.
It is great to see the tapestries back in New Ross and on display at their new Exhibition Centre opposite Dunbrody Famine Ship
The Ros Tapestry staff were great advocates for my walking tours and distributors of the free guides in their old premises and are continuing to do so in their new location.
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CLEAN UP TOMORROW WEDNESDAY 2pmThere weill be a final effort tomorrow to clean up the Quaker Burial Ground.Major progres...
18/08/2026

CLEAN UP TOMORROW WEDNESDAY 2pm

There weill be a final effort tomorrow to clean up the Quaker Burial Ground.
Major progress has been achieved to date,
Please drop up around 2pm if you would like to help.
It is recommended you wear solid footwear and thick gloves if you attend.

A CRUCIAL PART OF THE MEDIEVAL BUILDING TECHNIQUEPutlog holes are obvious though often overlooked aspects of medieval co...
18/08/2026

A CRUCIAL PART OF THE MEDIEVAL BUILDING TECHNIQUE

Putlog holes are obvious though often overlooked aspects of medieval construction.
They can be seen in many surviving Norman castles and churches not least our own St Mary's Church.
Putog Hole definition: A putlog hole is a small hole in the wall of a building, designed to accommodate the ends of beams or logs (putlogs), especially prevalent in the medieval period.
Putlog holes were used for both structural, especially in the use of supporting hoardings, and temporary reasons, such as for the support of scaffolding during construction.
The term 'putlog' is thought to be derived from 'put' and 'lock'. The word 'lock' has been corrupted by the influence of 'log'.
Many castles display putlog holes visible in the walls in a spiral effect. This is usually evidence of hoardings. Today putlog holes are still used for scaffolding.

ITALIAN MERCHANT WITH A BASE IN MEDIEVAL NEW ROSSThe expansion of New Ross as a port reached its zenith in the late 13th...
17/08/2026

ITALIAN MERCHANT WITH A BASE IN MEDIEVAL NEW ROSS

The expansion of New Ross as a port reached its zenith in the late 13th century. This was in large measure generated by the provisioning of the royal army on campaign in Wales & Scotland.
Much of the provisioning was contracted to Italian merchants & during this period also the Earl as Marshal was with the king in Wales.
The most prominent Italian in the Carlow corridor was Lapis Tynache, who was a merchant of Florence & operated almost exclusively in the liberty of Carlow & the port of New Ross. He acted as an agent for the justiciar in the buying of corn & the dispatching of it to the royal armies through the port of New Ross.

SOURCE: New Ross: from European archetype to town “situated in the marches” Dr. Linda Doran.

HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHTI had a really enjoyable tour yesterday morning with these great visitors.Fact, fiction and laughs....
16/08/2026

HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT

I had a really enjoyable tour yesterday morning with these great visitors.
Fact, fiction and laughs.
Sincerest thanks to Sharon Doyle for the great photos.
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GONE FROM THE STREETSCAPEA description of the old Catholic parish church in Rosbercon from 1885 and a photo taken some y...
15/08/2026

GONE FROM THE STREETSCAPE

A description of the old Catholic parish church in Rosbercon from 1885 and a photo taken some years later,

STOCKING UPGreat to get a call from Dunbrody Famine Ship this morning asking to be re-supplied with our Self Guided Walk...
14/08/2026

STOCKING UP

Great to get a call from Dunbrody Famine Ship this morning asking to be re-supplied with our Self Guided Walking Tour of New Ross booklet.
More than 18000 of these guides has been distributed locally since the first print run ten years ago.
The objective of this guide is to encourage visitors to take time to explore the historic streets and landmarks of our town.
The vast majority of these guides has been distributed to visitors by the reception staff at the Dunbrody Famine ship and we appreciate their ongoing interest and commitment.Wexford County CouncilBrandon House Hotel & Solas Croi SpaVisit WexfordHook TourismSlaney News fans New Ross Standard Jessica O'Connor South East Radio

WHY NOT TRY THE MEDIEVAL NEW ROSS DIETAn account of the medieval New Ross diet by renowned local historian Patrick Donov...
14/08/2026

WHY NOT TRY THE MEDIEVAL NEW ROSS DIET

An account of the medieval New Ross diet by renowned local historian Patrick Donovan.

LONG DAYS JOURNEY INTO TULLOGHERThe family history of Nobel prizewinning playwright Eugene O'Neill has been traced back...
13/08/2026

LONG DAYS JOURNEY INTO TULLOGHER

The family history of Nobel prizewinning playwright Eugene O'Neill has been traced back to the Kilkenny environs of New Ross and is commemorated by this plaque on the Harbour Office on the Quay. However a bit of research done by a reverend gentleman in 1852 among his parishioners in Rosbercon/Tullogher would suggest a more travelled route by the O'Neill clan before some departed for the "New World".

SOURCE: Transactions of the Kilkenny Archaeological Soc. 1852/53.

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