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VILLAGES
Broadway
descriptions from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837
BROADWAY, a village, in the parish of ST. IBERIUS, barony of FORTH, county of WEXFORD, and province of LEINSTER, 8 miles (S.S.E.) from Wexford town; containing 116 inhabitants.
It is situated
at the northern extremity of Lady’s Island Lake, on the high road
from Wexford to Carne, and till lately was a regular post-town,
but is now only a sub post-office to Wexford. Fairs are held on the Thursday
after Trinity Sunday and on Oct 18th. Here is a public dispensary. At Doyle’s
Cross, near the village, is a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists;
and near this is Broadway Cottage, the residence of Dr. Lindsay
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