What’s new

Online access to Wexford County Council’s minutes, 1899-1997

The minutes of any organisation represent its core vital records which, in the event of a disaster, are irreplaceable. They document policy decisions adopted and the main concerns, issues and developments in terms of planning, housing, water services and road infrastructure in the county, in addition to how key events on a national level impinged locally. The minutes of Wexford County Council represent its vital records, and all volumes up to and including 1997 have now been digitised. Online access to these records will be available from early September 2013.

In a further effort to enhance access to the minutes, all the typescript volumes have been OCR-enabled. This will allow researchers to open a volume of minutes, enter a keyword which will then bring up all references to that keyword. (This feature will not apply to the first five volumes of minutes which are handwritten). The minutes of Wexford Borough Council (formerly Wexford Corporation) are currently in the process of being digitised and will be made available online later in the autumn.

 

Coming Soon!

  • Burial records
It is proposed in the near future to facilitate online access to the burial records of the 11 cemeteries for which Wexford County Council is responsible.

  • Selection of documents deposited in Wexford County Archive since 2012
WXCA/P324 Illuminated address presented to Miss Alice Luccan on the occasion of her retirement as school teacher from Tacumshane school after 35 years’ service (1909-44)
WXCA/P324 Illuminated address presented to Miss Alice Luccan on the occasion of her retirement as school teacher from Tacumshane school after 35 years’ service (1909-44)
WXCA/P 301 Parchment deed regarding sale of meadow in New Ross by John Rawkins to Constantine Neale, 26 Oct 1679
WXCA/P 301 Parchment deed regarding sale of meadow in New Ross by John Rawkins to Constantine Neale, 26 Oct 1679
WXCA/P 300 Certificate from RNLI for preservation of life from shipwreck, awarding James Wickham a silver medal for his ‘gallant conduct’ in rescuing seven crew of the schooner ‘Mexico’ which was wrecked on Keeragh Island, Co. Wexford, and three Fethard lifeboat men when their lifeboat was wrecked on 20 Feb 1914 during a heavy gale.
WXCA/P 300 Certificate from RNLI for preservation of life from shipwreck, awarding James Wickham a silver medal for his ‘gallant conduct’ in rescuing seven crew of the schooner ‘Mexico’ which was wrecked on Keeragh Island, Co. Wexford, and three Fethard lifeboat men when their lifeboat was wrecked on 20 Feb 1914 during a heavy gale.