See also:

• FISHGUARD (Abergwaun)

FISHGUARD (Abergwaun)  , a See also:

• MARKET (Lat. mercatus, trade or place of trade)

market See also:

• TOWN

town, See also:

• URBAN
• URBAN (Urbanus)

urban See also:

• DISTRICT

district, contributory See also:

• PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary See also:

• BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
• BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)

borough and seaport of See also:

• PEMBROKE
• PEMBROKE (Penfro)
• PEMBROKE, EARLS OF

Pembroke-See also:

• SHIRE

shire, See also:

• WALES (Cymru, Gwalia, Cambria)

Wales, near the mouth of the See also:

• RIVER

river Gwaun, which here flows into See also:

• FISHGUARD (Abergwaun)

Fishguard See also:

• BAY

Bay of St See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George's Channel . Pop . (1901) 2002 . Its railway station, which is the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

• TERMINUS

terminus of the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South Wales See also:

• SYSTEM

system of the See also:

• GREAT

Great Western railway, is at the See also:

• HAMLET

hamlet of Goodwick across the bay, a mile distant to the south-See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west . Fishguard Bay is deep and well sheltered from all winds See also:

• SAVE, or SAVA (Ger. Sau; Hungarian Szdva; Lat. Savus)

save those of the N. and N.E., and its immense commercial value has See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long been recognized . After many years of labour and at a great See also:

• EXPENDITURE

expenditure of See also:

• MONEY

money the Great Western railway has constructed a See also:

• FINE

fine See also:

• BREAKWATER

breakwater and railway See also:

• PIER (older forms per or Pere, from Med. Lat. pera; the word for piers out of water. For river piers, where a firm, watertight is of obscure origin, and the connexion with Fr. Pierre, Lat. stratum is found at a moderate depth below the river-bed, the pctr

pier at Goodwick across the See also:

• LOWER

lower end of the bay, and an important passenger and goods See also:

• TRAFFIC

traffic with Rosslare on the opposite Irish See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast was inaugurated in 1906 . The importance of Fishguard is due to the See also:

• LOCAL

local See also:

• FISHERIES

fisheries and the excellence of its See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour, and its See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early See also:

• HISTORY

history is obscure . The chief See also:

• HISTORICAL

historical See also:

• INTEREST

interest of the town centres See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round the so-called " Fishguard Invasion " of 1797, in which See also:

• YEAR

year on the 22nd of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February three See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French men-of-See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war with troops on See also:

• BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

board, under the command of See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

General See also:

• TATE, JAMES (1771-1843)
• TATE, NAHUM (1652-1715)
• TATE, RALPH (1840-1901)
• TATE, SIR HENRY, BART

Tate, an Irish-See also:

• AMERICAN

American adventurer, appeared off Carreg Gwastad Point in the adjoining See also:

• PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

parish of Llanwnda . To the great alarm of the inhabitants a See also:

• BODY

body of about 1400 men disembarked, but it quickly capitulated, practically without striking a See also:

• BLOW, JOHN (1648-1708)

blow, to a combined force of the local militias under See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• RICHARD
• RICHARD (d. 1184)
• RICHARD, FRANCOIS MARIE BENJAMIN (18,9-1908)
• RICHARD, HENRY (1812-1888)
• RICHARD, ST

Richard Philipps, See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• MILFORD

Milford and See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• CAMPBELL, ALEXANDER (1788–1866)
• CAMPBELL, BEATRICE STELLA (Mrs PATRICK CAMPBELL) (1865– )
• CAMPBELL, GEORGE (1719–1796)
• CAMPBELL, JOHN
• CAMPBELL, JOHN (1708-1775)
• CAMPBELL, JOHN CAMPBELL, BARON (1779-1861)
• CAMPBELL, JOHN FRANCIS
• CAMPBELL, LEWIS (1830-1908)
• CAMPBELL, REGINALD JOHN (1867— )
• CAMPBELL, THOMAS (1777—1844)

Campbell, Lord See also:

• CAWDOR

Cawdor; the French frigates meanwhile sailing away towards See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland . For many years the castles and prisons of See also:

• HAVERFORDWEST (Welsh Hwlfordd, the English name ,being perhaps a corruption of the Scandinavian Hafna-Fjord)

Haverfordwest and Pembroke were filled to over-flowing with French prisoners of war . See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

Close to the See also:

• BANKS, GEORGE LINNAEUS (1821-1881)
• BANKS, NATHANIEL PRENTISS (1816–1894)
• BANKS, SIR JOSEPH
• BANKS, THOMAS (1735-1805)

banks of the Gwaun is the See also:

• PRETTY

pretty See also:

• ESTATE (through O. Fr. estat, mod. flat, from Lat. status, state, condition, position, stare, to stand)

estate of Glyn-y-mel, for many years the See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence of Richard See also:

• FENTON
• FENTON, EDWARD (d. 1603)
• FENTON, ELIJAH (1683-1730)
• FENTON, LAVINIA (1708-1760)
• FENTON, SIR GEOFFREY (c. 1539-1608)

Fenton (1746-1821), the celebrated See also:

• ANTIQUARY

antiquary and historian of See also:

• PEMBROKESHIRE (Sir Benfro, Dyfed)

Pembrokeshire .