What’s in a name?
Many of the surnames found in County Wexford today have a connection with medieval Pembrokeshire. These names include: Walsh, Roche and...
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Angharad Wynne
- Apr 27, 2021
- 5 min
Gerald of Wales - Churchman, Academic and Travel Writer
Gerald de Barri, better known as Gerald of Wales or in Welsh as Gerallt Gymro, is one of early Medieval Wales’ most colourful characters,...
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Tara Clarke
- Apr 15, 2021
- 1 min
A Sailor's Tale
In October 1827, the schooner Elizabeth sank off Duffcarrick Head, north of Courtown with the loss of all twenty-nine hands. The ship was...
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Tara Clarke
- Apr 8, 2021
- 1 min
The Excommunication of William Marshall
William Marshall was known to many as the ‘greatest knight who ever lived’. When he married Isabel de Clare, the daughter of Strongbow...
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Angharad Wynne
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
Shemi Wâd's Flight
Shemi Wâd was something of a local character and storyteller, and is connected with a number of folktales....
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Angharad Wynne
- Nov 7, 2019
- 3 min
Ancient Connections: Stories that Connect and Confound
St David's Cathedral and St Edan's Cathedral Church in Ferns are both within the project areas, so the stories of their saints abound!
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