Inniscorthy in the County of Wexford

Artist(s): Luttrell Wynne (Draughtsman)

View of Enniscorthy looking towards its medieval castle from the opposite side of the River Slaney. The viewpoint is on the riverbank looking up towards the six-arched bridge, which is prominent in the foreground. Other features include houses, one with a trade sign, a turret near the bridge, a boat pulled up on the bank and a sailing boat on the water. <br><br>Source: <br>National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, at http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/, reg. no. 15603115. Accessed 10.04.2018.

Image Details

Genre	Townscape
Technique	Wash drawings
Subject(s)	Architecture, Cities and towns
Geographical Location	Enniscorthy – Town or city Leinster – Province Wexford – County
Keyword(s)	Boats, Bridges, Castles, Houses, Rivers, Towers, Trees
Colour	Coloured
Dimensions	31.5 cm x 21.5 cm
Published / created	1774

Bibliographical Details

Travel Account	Journal and sketchbook, Ireland (1774)
Contributor(s)	Luttrell Wynne — Role: Author of travel text
Print or manuscript	Manuscript
Location of image in copy	PD/435 [image 26]
Source copy	Formerly in Cornwall Record Office. PD/470-473, PD/435
Permalink	https://ttce.universityofgalway.ie/irelandillustrated/view/image/ii_image_1523351699
Rights	Now in private collection. No reproduction authorized.

Related text from travel account

The road from hence [Wexford] to Inniscorthy is very good & through a very pleasant country 1 mile & half from Wexford there is a ferry at a place calld Carrick Castle a building standing on a perpendicular rock above the water.
Inniscorthy has a most romantic pleasing situation upon the banks of the Slaney which falls afterwards into Wexford bay. Over which here is a very good bridge of six large arches. The castle seems once to have been a strong fortress. It has a bold situation and commands a fine view both up & down the river. The town is small but the accommodation is good.
The road from hence to Ferns is through a pleasant country. Ferns, though it is the see of a Bishop is a miserable little town. [Unpaginated]