School: St. Brigid's (B.) (roll number 12925)
- Location:
- Wexford, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: M. Gúld
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0880, Page 044
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“About a hundred years ago Wexford was a great port...”
About a hundred years ago Wexford was a great Port and hundreds of ships used to sail into its harbour. Some of these boats brought leprosy into the town. They built a leper hospital outside the town named Saint Magdalen's Hospital. From this came the corruption Maudlintown.
The Faythe got its name because there was a playground there outside the town called in Irish - An Faithche.
Fisher's Rowe which is now called Byrne's Lane got its first name on account of all the fishermen who lived there.
Batt Street was called after a man named Batt.
Well Lane was so called because their was a well at the end of it.
- Collector
- Joseph Walsh
- Gender
- Male