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heritage · Friday 21 August 2026 · TBD 
A Time and a Place - National Heritage Week
At New Ross · New Ross, Co. Wexford
At New Ross · New Ross, Co. Wexford
Each August, National Heritage Week brings hundreds of events across Ireland that open up parts of the built and natural landscape that rarely get this kind of attention. This free presentation in New Ross is one of those quietly unmissable afternoons: wildlife photographer Edno Delaney brings together archival images from the Cavanagh collection and his own contemporary photographs of the mills along the Maudlin stream, connecting two chapters of the town’s story in a single sitting. It suits anyone with an interest in local history, industrial heritage, or photography as a way of recording place.
Edno Delaney has spent years photographing Irish flora, fauna, and landscape - his work has appeared in wildlife journals and magazines, and he has won multiple awards for nature photography. For this presentation he turns his eye to the human and industrial history of New Ross rather than the natural world, pairing archival material from the Cavanagh collection with photographs he has taken of the Maudlin stream mills.
The Maudlin stream, which runs through the outskirts of New Ross, once supported as many as nine mills - a remarkable concentration that supplied much of the grain trade passing through the town’s busy river port. Most people living in the area today would walk past the remnants without knowing what they are looking at. The archival Cavanagh photographs add another layer, showing how the town and its surroundings appeared in an earlier era. The combined effect is a visual essay on continuity and change in a single place.
The format is a presentation - images shown and discussed rather than a formal lecture - so expect conversation and questions to be part of the afternoon.
New Ross sits on the River Barrow in the south of County Wexford, roughly 35km west of Wexford town and about 50km from Waterford city via the N25 and R733. Coming from Dublin, the M9 to Waterford and then the N25 east is the straightforward route.
Bus Eireann serves New Ross from Wexford town and Waterford, though services are not frequent. Driving is the most practical option for most visitors. Parking is available in the town centre, with options at the quays and on the approach roads.
The town has one of the finest stretches of medieval walls still standing in Ireland, and the Dunbrody Famine Ship on the quay is worth the detour - it is one of the best museum experiences in the south-east. There is more to see in New Ross and across Co. Wexford.
Heading to New Ross in New Ross? Wexford has plenty more to see. Read the New Ross area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.