County Wexford Contae Loch Garman
Location
Statistics
Province:	Leinster
County Town:	Wexford
Code:	WX
Area:	2,352 km²
Population (2006)	131,615
Website: www.wexford.ie

County Wexford (Irish: Contae Loch Garman) is a maritime county in the south-east of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. Area: 2,352 km² (908 mi²). It takes its name from the principal town, Wexford, founded by Vikings and named by them 'Waesfjord', meaning 'inlet of the mud-flats' in the Old Norse language. It is known as 'Ireland's sunny south-east' for its high amount of sunshine. map File links The following pages link to this file: County Wexford Wexford (constituency) Categories: GFDL images ... When under Gaelic rule, Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the túatha. ... Statistics Area: 19,774. ... A county town is the capital of a county in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. ... This article is about the Irish town. ... A number plate for a car registered in 2001 in County Dublin Index marks on Number plates in the Republic of Ireland issued since 1987 have the format YY-CC-SSSSSS where the components are: YY — a 2-digit year (e. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Statistics Area: 19,774. ... This article is about the Irish town. ... The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, Europe and the British Isles from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age. ... Old Norse is the Germanic language spoken by the inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300. ...

Geographic Features

Largely low-lying fertile land is the characteristic landscape of the county. The highest point in the county is Mount Leinster (795 m, 2610 ft) in the Blackstairs Mountains around the north-west boundary. Mount Leinster is the highest mountain in County Carlow and the tallest of the Blackstairs Mountains at 796 metres (2,605 ft). ... The Blackstairs Mountains (Irish: Na Staighrí Dubha) run roughly north/south along the border between County Carlow and County Wexford in Ireland. ...

The economy is chiefly agricultural; however there is also much maritime activity.

Southeastern Wexford is an important site for wild birds - the north side of Wexford Harbour, the North Slob, is home to 10,000 Greenland White-Fronted Geese each winter (roughly one third of the entire world's population), while in the Summer Lady's Island Lake is an important breeding site for terns, especially the Roseate Tern. Binomial name Anser albifrons (Scopoli, 1769) Subspecies (European White-fronted Goose) (Pacific White-fronted Goose) (Gambels White-fronted Goose) (Tule Goose) (Greenland White-fronted Goose) The White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) is a goose closely related to the smaller Lesser White-fronted Goose (). In North America it is known... Ladys Island Lake is a brackish lake in the south of County Wexford, Ireland. ... Genera Sterna (Gelochelidon) (Hydroprogne) (Thalasseus) Chlidonias Phaetusa Anous Procelsterna Gygis Larosterna Terns are seabirds in the family Sternidae, previously considered a subfamily Sterninae of the gull family Laridae. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Carnsore Point was placed on national headlines in the 1970s after a proposal to build a nuclear energy plant. A wind farm has now been built on the site, featuring 14 windmills generating electricity. Carnsore Point in County Wexford, Ireland is famous for being the proposed location of the Nuclear Energy Board power plant which was to be built in the 1970s. ... A wind farm is a collection of wind turbines in the same location. ...

History

Wexford was the site of an invasion by Normans in 1169 at the behest of Diarmuid MacMurrough Kavanagh, King of Leinster, which led to the subsequent colonisation of the country by the English. Norman conquests in red. ... Diarmait Mac Murchada, anglicized as Dermot MacMurrough (died 1 January 1171) is considered the most notorious traitor in Irish history. ...

Wexford, particularly the baronies of Bargy and Forth, saw one of the most heavy concentrations of medieval English settlements in Ireland. An old dialect of English, known as Yola, was spoken uniquely in Wexford up until the 19th century. The north of the county remained Gaelic Irish in character, predominantly under the control of the MacMurrough Kavanagh clan. The Old English were a wave of early medieval Norman, French, Welsh, English, Breton and Flemish settlers who went to Ireland to claim territory and lands in the wake of the Norman invasion. ... Introduction The Yola language is a branch of Middle English that evolved separately among the English who followed the Norman barons Strongbow and Robert Fitzstephens to eastern Ireland in 1169. ... “Gael” redirects here. ...

County Wexford produced strong support for Confederate Ireland during the 1640s. A fleet of Confederate privateers was based in Wexford town. As a result, the town was sacked by the English Parliamentarians during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. Kilkenny Castle, where the Confederate General Assembly met. ... This article is about the concept in naval history. ... The Sack of Wexford took place in October 1649, during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, when the New Model Army under Oliver Cromwell took Wexford town in south-eastern Ireland. ... Combatants English Royalists and Irish Catholic Confederate troops English Parliamentarian New Model Army troops and allied Protestants in Ireland Commanders James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde (1649 - Dec. ...

County Wexford was one of the main areas in which the 1798 rebellion was fought, during which significant battles were fought at Enniscorthy and New Ross. The famous ballad Boolavogue was written in remembrance of the Wexford Rising. Combatants United Irishmen French First Republic Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Commanders Local leaders, General Humbert Cornwallis Lake Strength  ? Various, at peak mid-June c. ... Combatants Irish Rebels British Army, Hessian Mercenaries Commanders Rebel Council Gerard Lake Strength 20,000 15,000 Casualties 1,000 (inc. ... The Battle of New Ross took place in county Wexford in south-eastern Ireland, during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. ... Boolavogue (Irish: Buaile Mhaodhóg) is a village located 5 miles northeast of Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland. ...

Transport in Wexford

The Rosslare - Dublin railway line runs through the county, serving Rosslare Europort, Rosslare Strand, Wexford, Enniscorthy and Gorey. Three trains run in each direction daily, with additional commuter services from Gorey. The Rosslare - Limerick railway line runs through the southern part of the county, serving Bridgetown, Wellington Bridge, Ballycullane and Campile. Rosslare and Dublin are also linked by Bus Éireann route 2 [1], while route 5 operates Waterford-New Ross-Ennicorthy-Dublin [2]. The Dublin-Rosslare railway line is a main rail route between Dublin Connolly station and Rosslare Europort, where it connects with ferry services to the United Kingdom and mainland Europe. ... The Limerick–Waterford route is the only true non-radial (from Dublin) route still open in Ireland that is not a branch line. ... Bus Éireann, or Irish Bus, provides bus services in the Republic of Ireland with the exception of those operated entirely within the Dublin Region, which are provided by Dublin Bus. ...

Towns and villages in Wexford

• Adamstown
• Arthurstown
• Ballcullane
• Ballygarrett
• Ballykelly
• Bridgetown
• Broadway
• Bunclody
• Campile
• Castlebridge
• Coolgreany
• Courtown
• Craanford
• Crossabeg
• Curracloe
• Duncannon
• Enniscorthy
• Ferns
• Gorey
• Inch
• Kilmore
• Kilmore Quay
• Kilmuckridge
• Monamolin
• New Ross
• Oylegate
• Wellington Bridge
• Rathnure
• Saltmills
• Taghmon
• Wexford

Principal port: Adamstown can refer to any of the following places: Adamstown, a town in Frederick County, Maryland, US Adamstown, a town in New South Wales, Australia Adamstown, a village in County Wexford, Ireland Adamstown, a townland near Lucan, County Dublin, Ireland Adamstown, a borough in Pennsylvania, US Adamstown, the capital city... Ballygarrett Ballygarrett (Baile Ghearóid in Irish) is a rural village in the southeastern corner of Ireland. ... Ballykelly (Baile Uí Cheallaigh) is a village 3 miles west of Limavady and contains some of the most interesting buildings erected in Ulster by the Plantation companies. ... Bridgetown Post Office Bridgetown (Baile an Droichid in Irish) is a village, located sixteen kilometres away from Wexford town and only six kilometres from the picturesque fishing village of Kilmore Quay. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County: Elevation: 75m Population (2006) 2300   Bunclody main square Bunclody (Irish: Bun Clóidí) is a small town in Ireland on the River Slaney on the border between Wexford and Carlow. ... Campile is a small village situated in the south of County Wexford, Ireland. ... Castlebridge (Droichead an Chaisleáin in Irish) is a small village in County Wexford north of Wexford Town. ... Coolgreany is a village located in north County Wexford in Ireland. ... Courtown Village Courtown Harbour Courtown, County Wexford has been a popular summer holiday resort for Dublin people at least since tourists started to arrive in 1863, when the railway line from Dublin reached nearby Gorey. ... Options at Craanford Craanford Village Craanford is a small village in north County Wexford just off the R725, halfway between Gorey and Carnew. ... Curracloe is a town in County Wexford, a few miles north of Wexford town, Ireland. ... Duncannon Fort and village Duncannon (Dún Canann in Irish, meaning the Fort of Conán, possibly Conán mac Morna of the Fianna) is a village in south west County Wexford, Republic of Ireland. ... The castle in Enniscorthy, Co. ... Ferns (Fearna in Irish, meaning elder trees) is a small historic town in north County Wexford, Ireland with a population of about 900. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... N11 passes Toss Byrnes in Inch Inch is located in County Wexford, in the Republic of Ireland on the N11 road between Arklow and Gorey. ... Kilmore is a village in south county Wexford, Ireland, situated approximately 10 miles from Wexford town. ... Co. ... Kilmuckridge (Cill Mhucraise) is a small coastal village popular with weekend visitors and holidaymakers in the town of Gorey in County Wexford, Ireland. ... Monamolin is a small rural village in the southeastern corner of the Republic of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , , Irish Grid Reference S715278 Statistics Province: Leinster County: Elevation: 75 m (246 ft) Population (2002)  - Town:  - Rural:   4,810  1,727 New Ross (Irish: ) is a small town in southwest County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland. ... Oylegate or Oilgate (Irish: Maolán na nGabhar meaning the grazing of the goats, or, the older name, Bearna na hAille meaning the gap in the hill), is a small village in Ireland, located about half way between Wexford and Enniscorthy towns, in the county of Wexford. ... ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ... Rathnure (Irish: Rath an Iúir meaning fort of the yew trees) is a small village on the R731 about 12 miles from the town of Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland. ... This article is about the Irish town. ...

• Rosslare Europort

Rosslare Europort is a modern seaport located at Rosslare Harbour in County Wexford, at the southeasternmost point of Irelands coastline, handling passenger and freight ferries to and from the United Kingdom and France. ...

In popular culture

Beaches in Curracloe, Co. Wexford were used to film the opening scenes of the movie Saving Private Ryan, which depicted the D-day assault on Omaha Beach [3]. Curracloe is a town in County Wexford, a few miles north of Wexford town, Ireland. ... Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 Academy-Award-winning film set in World War II, directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. ... This article is about the assault phase of Operation Overlord. ... Combatants United States Germany Commanders Omar Bradley, Norman Cota, Clarence R. Huebner Dietrich Kraiss Strength 43,250 Unknown Casualties 3,000 1,200 Omaha Beach was the code name for one of the principal landing points of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on June...

External links

• County Council website
• Map of Wexford