New Ross Street Focus Walking Tours
Myles Courtney is a tour guide based in the town of New Ross County Wexford. A town steeped in history ranging from the legends of the Fianna through early Christian saints, Norman influences, Cromwellian settlement, rebellion and emigration to modern Ireland. The town is strategically located between Waterford City, Wexford Town and Kilkenny City.
The town was founded in the 13th century by William Marshal Earl of Pembroke and his wife Isabel de Clare, daughter of Strongbow. Marshal is known in history as” The Greatest Knight”. The medieval port of New Ross was, for a time, the busiest port in Ireland. New Ross is a walled town with many historical structures most notably the imposing St. Mary’s Church built by William and Isabel perched above the town overlooking the river Barrow and the iconic Tholsel or town hall in the heart of the town.
History Tours …
Medieval Tour
Rebellion Tour
Kennedy Footsteps Tour
New Tours …
William Marshal Route
Mural Artwork Tour
Small Things Like These
Video Features
Myles is no stranger to the camera as he appears in many promtional videos for toursim in the area.
Guest on Davey Holdens Irish History Show
Myles gives Davey Holden a taste of each of his tours in a general walk around the town of New Ross. you can find more of Davey’s content on the following link : https://linktr.ee/davyholden
We Love Ireland New Ross Feature
A promitinal piece done for national tourism brand We Love Ireland. Myles was featured as one of the “Must Do” tours in Ireland, for his deep knowledge on New Ross a town with so much history. Streching all the way from medievil Ireland to more recent times such as the Kennedy connection. Read the full feature https://weloveireland.ie/myles-courtney-tour-guide/
Visit Wexford Promotion
New Ross Street Focus collaborates with Visit Wexford to create videos to help promote the town of New Ross. Having created a range of videos to highlight the history hot spots for tourists thinking of visiting Wexford.
Group Tours
Passing the stories to the next genaration
We work with many schools and groups in the area. Providing a fun way to get out of the classroom and experience the history in a more tactile way. For our younger groups we have more engaging tours with a more hands on approach to the towns history.
History Titbits
Snippets of history from the town of New Ross. A look at back quirky news stories, unusual events and major milestones for the town.
THE HIDDEN HEART OF NEW ROSS
The legend of Isabel de Clare's heart is outlined in the extract from the wonderful Norman Way brochure below. A certain amount of credence was added to the legend by HG Leask a renowned architectural historian, archaeologist and the first Inspector of National...
AWAITING THE REBEL ATTACK
It is great to see this wonderfully restored six pounder ship's cannon now sited at the junction of Chapel Lane and High Hill St. In 1798 one such cannon was assigned to Major Vandelour of the Clare Militia who was tasked with defending the Maiden Gate against an...
THE LADIES OF LLANGOLLEN
THE NEW ROSS CONNECTION Two Irish women, Lady Eleanor Butler and The Hon. Sarah Ponsonby are known to history as the Ladies of Llangollen. In 1780 the two aristocrats caused controversy when they ran away together. They would spend the rest of their lives in...
Our Testimonials
Thanks so Much Myles. It was a great tour of my home town. Highly recommended for visitors and us locals alike.
Over the weekend, along with Independent Cllr Pat Barden, New Ross District – Wexford County Council, I enjoyed a medieval tour of #NewRoss. Our tour guide, Myles Courtney, is a treasure trove of knowledge and stories about the New Ross of old. A great couple of hours capturing the rich history of New Ross. New Ross Street Focus
We got the full history of the building on a guided tour with Miles Courtney which was fantastic but we weren’t there at the right time to hear the bells chime so that means of course we will have to return.
Podcasts
Podcast and Radio
We work with many groups to share and promote the history of the area. Providing fun ways to experience the history of the town digitally trying to reach as many people as possible. Podcasts and radio shows are a great format to tell the history of the town. Here are some we took part in.
Kennedy Footsteps - With Myles Courtney
The Town Wall - With Myles Courtney
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