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New Ross (Irish: Ros Mhic Thriúin, [6] formerly Ros Mhic Treoin) is a town in southwest County Wexford, Ireland, on the River Barrow near the border with County Kilkenny, 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Waterford. In 2022, it had a population of 8,610, making it the fourth-largest town in the county.
The citizens of County Wexford established a republican regime with civilian leadership. This republic decided to split up the rebels of Wexford; one group was to move north toward Dublin, the other west toward New Ross. The group sent toward New Ross suffered nearly 2,000 deaths. They attacked on 5 June and took most of the town.
The Battle of New Ross was a military engagement which took place in New Ross, County Wexford during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.It was fought between the Society of United Irishmen rebels and government forces garrisoning the town.
The R733 road, locally known as the Duncannon or New Line, [3] is a regional road in County Wexford, Ireland. It travels from New Ross to Wexford. [2] In November 2019, the road's New Ross junctions were amended for the N25 New Ross Bypass project. [2] [4] The R733 goes south from New Ross to Arthurstown.
The R700 road is a regional road in Ireland which runs northwest–southeast from Kilkenny city centre to New Ross in County Wexford.. En route it passes through Bennettsbridge, Thomastown and Inistioge before crossing the River Barrow into County Wexford.
Ormond despatched 1,000 men under David Synnot to garrison Wexford, with his field army based at New Ross to protect its supply lines. Cromwell's force of around 6,000 arrived outside the town on 2 October; two days later, a detachment led by Jones surprised the Royalist garrison of nearby Rosslare , giving Deane a secure harbour.
The former sections of the T7 trunk road running from Dublin to Enniscorthy and from Waterford to New Ross became part of the N11 Dublin–Wexford road, and the N25 Cork–Rosslare Harbour road. [4] Silver Oak on the N30. The route had its first major improvement in 1986, when a new road that was constructed from Ballyanne to Scarke opened.
The Battle of New Ross also known as the Battle of Ballinvegga occurred on 18 March 1643 during the Irish Confederate Wars when the Leinster Confederates commanded by Thomas Preston were routed at Ballinvegga in County Wexford by Royalist forces commanded by the Marquess of Ormond.