UK Genealogy Archives logo
DISCLOSURE: This page may contain affiliate links, meaning when you click the links and make a purchase, we may receive a commission.

Oylgate, Wexford

Historical Description

OYLGATE, a village, in the parish of EDERMINE, county of WEXFORD, and province of LEINSTER, 4¼ miles (S.) from Enniscorthy, on the mail road to Wexford; containing 14 houses and 86 inhabitants. Fairs for cattle are held on March 1st, May 21st, and Aug. 15th. Here is the principal R. C. chapel of the district, Which has been recently rebuilt; and adjoining it a residence for the parish priest and a school-house have been erected by subscription.

Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1840 by Samuel Lewis

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Oylgate from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Wexford is available to browse.

Advertisement

Advertisement