St Joseph's Rockfield in early 1900s

[Gerryk]

Mary Hegarty died in 1909. According to her will, at the time she was a resident of Saint Joseph's Rockfield, County Wexford.
Can anyone tell me where exactly that was, and what sort of institution it was?

Thank you.
Gerry

[athacliath62]

theres a Rockfield house shown in Wexford town  on google maps and the historic map seems shows a St. Joseph's convent at about the same location;

http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,703925,622294,7,9

If you can find on either of the census it might help work out more details of exactly what it was. Maybe you could find the informant on the death cert ?

[athacliath62]

the earlier map has Rockfield house at the same location as St. Josephs. you can change to that by selecting the historic 6 inch map using the 'Preview Map series' menu to the right of the maps screen

[Gerryk]

Many thanks for that direction.
Wasn't aware of that option from OSI
Thanks
Gerry.

[conahy calling]

http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WX&regno=15500001

At the end of first paragraph "description" on the above link it says "Set back from street in grounds shared with Rockfield House on an elevated site"   2nd paragraph mentions "adjoining convent" and names an order of nuns