New Wexford housing development to be named in honour of the Knights of Saint John
A new housing development in Wexford town is to be named in honour of the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem who settled in the area in the 12th century. Revealing details of the eight-unit development on Belvedere Road in Wexford town, county architect Shay Howell said it would consist of a duplex, three two-bed units, and four one-bed units.
Mr Howell brought this information to the May meeting of the Wexford Borough District where he provided two suggestions for the naming of the new development.
'There was a bit of research done on this and two things came out of it,' he said. 'It's in St. John's Parish, which used to be known as the St. John's Knights in the twelfth century. Also the area is historically linked to the St. Iberius Ward. We looked at some Irish names for this and came up with Cluain Ridire, which means Knight's Meadow. The alternative is Bealach Iberius which means Iberius Way.'
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