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Gorey (Irish: Guaire) is a historical barony in northeast County Wexford, Ireland. [1] [2]Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. [3] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.
Gorey (Irish: Guaire) [2] is a market town in north County Wexford, Ireland. It is bypassed by the main M11 Dublin to Wexford road. The town is also connected to the railway network along the same route.
In the 1926 Northern Ireland census, 44 people were living in Gorey, a slight increase from 43 as of the 1911 census. In 1926, 28 males (63.6%) and 16 females (36.4%) were recorded. [4] The 1937 census recorded 43 inhabitants. By the 1951 census, 24 people lived in Gorey, of which 13 (54.2%) were male and 11 (45.8%) were female. [5]
South-Eastern Ireland – based on Ptolemy's Map of Ireland – circa AD 150. On Ptolemy's mid-2nd century 'Map' of Ireland – dating from c. AD 150 [14] – Carnsore point appears as Hieron, the Sacred Cape, the river Barrow as the Birgos (or Birgus), most of the area of County Wexford is shown as inhabited by a tribe called the Brigantes, and a tribe called the Coriondi (or Koriondoi) are ...
Gorey: Co. Wexford: General war memorial [45] Gorey Market House 1798 Memorial Gorey: Co. Wexford: General war memorial [46] FitzGerald Memorial Gort: Co. Galway: Lord Edward FitzGerald [47] 1798 Memorial Glenmalure: Co. Wicklow: Local veterans [48] Tara 1798 Memorial Hill of Tara: Co. Meath: Croppies and the Battle of Tara Hill [49] Kilcumney ...
County Wexford (Irish: Contae Loch Garman) is a county located in the south-east of Ireland. The period 1916–1923 was one of the most turbulent in the county's history. In 1914 Ireland was still part of the United Kingdom. During World War I much war-related activity took place in County Wexford, especially in Wexford's coastal waters. A ...
Mont Orgueil (French for 'Mount Pride') is a castle in Jersey that overlooks the harbour of Gorey; a port on the east coast of the Island.It is known as Gorey Castle by English-speakers, and the "Old Castle" (lé Vièr Châté) by Jèrriais-speakers.
Marlfield House was built in 1852 and modified in 1866 and is an important part of the 19th-century heritage of the area around Gorey. It is a medium-sized house with a T-shaped floor plan. The two sides are bowed and three stories high; the garden front is four stories with a breakfront.