vinegarhill

The quotation is from 'Lays of Ancient Rome' by Lord Macaulay -

Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the Gate: To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late. And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lays_of_Ancient_Rome en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Babington_Macaulay

The pikes remind me of

I assume that's Father Murphy from old Kilcormack who spurred up the rock with a warring cry. Sometimes Flickr is amazing® www.flickr.com/photos/25354050@N04/3558369524/in/photolis...

thanks Flickr / NLI my distant relative Jonas Watson killed in 1798 Wexford Rising ~ " Lt.-Col., 13 Regiment; fought at Bunker Hill, 1775; ADC to Duke of Kent; 65th Regiment; Governor of Fort Niagara; killed in Irish Rebellion 1798; monument at Castle Bridge Church, Co. Wexford " Terry Watson writes (June 24, 2003): Jonas Watson was a Lieutenant in the 65th Regt. during the battle of Bunker Hill. He had commented earlier, in a surviving letter to his sister Anne, that he must be oldest Lieutenant in the British army. He was promoted to Captain the day after the battle as a consequence of Captain Hudson being killed in action. He was Senior Regimental Captain when he commanded Fort Niagara July 1787 to May 1788. As Major in the 65th, his great wish was to become Lieutenant-Colonel of that regt. He never achieved this but did accept the Lieutenant-Colonelcy of the 13th with permission to sell out, which he did in 1796. He never actually served in the 13th. "

O Mac "®" ! What do all the other illustrations refer to? The burning house and church, the gaelic cross etc? Presumably the original document was gloriously coloured; has anyone found one online?

Judging by the small boy pictured, congenital melted face syndrome seems to be more of a risk than consumption.

There's a Thirtieth annual report of the Local Government Board for Ireland, for the year ending 31st March 1902 full of information for Consumptive People and for those who live with them: eppi.dippam.ac.uk/pdf1/13804-1.pdf

There's also a booklet from 1913, published by "The Department" books.google.ie/books/about/Information_for_Consumptive_P...

May as well have the streetview: maps.google.ie/?ll=52.339823,-6.462514&spn=0.004103,0...

"this monument commemorates the gallant men of Wexford who fought for Ireland's freedom in 1798, one of the many uprisings against foreign domination during the centuries of subjection 1169-1921. It is the work of Oliver Sheppard, RHA, and was erected in 1904."

I think this was taken from the Castle, looking across the river to Vinegar Hill. OSI Map.

A more up-to-date photo (as streetview didn't visit the top of the castle...)

The building on the left, next to a smaller building and then a wall with an arched doorway, then further buildings whose windows match, appears to be what is now "Pa's New and Used Furniture" Streetview

The Battle of Vinegar Hill (Irish: Cath Chnoc Fhíodh na gCaor), was an engagement during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on 21 June 1798 when over 15,000 British soldiers launched an attack on Vinegar Hill outside Enniscorthy, County Wexford, the largest camp and headquarters of the Wexford United Irish rebels. It marked a turning point in the rebellion, as it was the last attempt by the rebels to hold and defend ground against the British military. The battle was actually fought in two locations: on Vinegar Hill itself and in the streets of nearby Enniscorthy.

I think we should be able to see the red-bricked AIB building below in Slaney Place. The DIA says it was built in 1897-98. NIAH says nope - more like 1902-05