The Ros Tapestry Project is a major community arts and history project centered around the town of New Ross in County Wexford, Ireland. The project is dedicated to producing a tapestry in fifteen panels which tells the story of the coming of the Normans to Ireland in the 12th century and the foundation of the port and town of New Ross at the beginning of the 13th century. Each tapestry panel is approximately five feet deep (1.5m) by six feet (1.8m) wide and tells of a unique aspect of the epic story. Four panels have been completed by January 2007 and groups of volunteer stitchers are working on ten other panels.
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