Herbert F. Hore

Who was Herbert F. Hore?

Herbert Francis Hore was an Irish historian, archaeologist, and author, born at County Wexford, Ireland. The Hore family, of which he was a member, were relatively large landowners and first arrived in Co. Wexford in the early stages of the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland and from that time onwards they played a prominent role in the history of the county.

During his life he was also a J.P. for Co. Wexford, Secretary of the Fishery Commission of Ireland, and a Member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland.

His son Philip published an important History of Co. Wexford.