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County Wexford
Province: Leinster
Location: a maritime county set in the south-east corner of Ireland
County Size: 13th in Ireland
Land Area: 909 sq.miles
Highest Point: Mount Leinster (793 m)
Main Rivers: Slaney; Barrow; Corock; Bann
Main Lakes: Lady's Island Lake; Tacumshin Lake
Main Bays: Wexford Bay; Rosslare Bay; Ballyteige Bay; Bannow Bay; Sandeel Bay; Lumsdin's Bay; Tacumshin Bay.
Major Offshore Islands: Saltee Islands, Tuskar Tock, Bannow
Areas of Geological Interest: Wexford Wildfowl Reserve
Areas of Historical Interest: Dunbrody Abbey and Visitor Centre; Hook Lighthouse; Tintern Abbey; Wexford's Castles; Enniscorthy Castle; Ferns Castle; Wexford County Museum in Enniscorthy; Wexford's High Crosses.
Wexford
County Wexford is in the south-eastern corner of the country, with a long coastline on both the Irish Sea and the Celtic Sea. On the north it is bounded by the hills of County Wicklow and on the west by the River Barrow and the Blackstairs Mountains. Its fertile central plain is watered by the River Slaney. Wexford's history goes back to pre-Christian times. Above all, the county is rich in memories of the 1798 Rising, when insurgent pikemen fought heroically against overwhelming odds. For the holidaymaker in Wexford there are sandy beaches of many resorts, angling and canoeing on the River Slaney, climbing in the Blackstairs Mountains, and golf and hunting in several parts of the county.
The County
Total Population: 104,371 (1996)
Growth rate: 2.3 % increase since 1991
County Capital and Largest Town: Wexford
Main Towns: Bunclody, Enniscorth, Gorey, New Ross, Tramore.
Main Business Contact: Wexford County Enterprise Board: 16/17 Mallin Street, Cornmarket, Wexford. Tel 053-22965.
No of Schools: National 104; Secondary 20
No of Golf Clubs: 7
Blue Flags Beaches/Marinas: 5 - Kilmore Quay Marina, Courtown, Curracloe, Duncannon, Rosslare.
Other Tourist Attractions: Craanford Mills; John F Kennedy Park; Irish National Heritage Park; Woodville Victorian Walled Garden in New Ross.
Transport
Main Routes: Wexford served by major routes N11 (to Dublin); N11-M1-N1-M1-A1-M1 (to Belfast); N25 (to Cork); N25-R732-R700-N77-N7-N62-N52-N65-N6-N18 (to Galway).
Miles from: Dublin (88); Belfast (187); Cork (115); Galway (157).
Nearest Travel Centre (Bus): Contact Bus Eireann, Plunket Station, Waterford.
Tel 051-879000
Nearest Airport: Dublin Airport. Tel 01-8141111
Nearest Ferry Port: Rosslare (+12 miles)
Other Tourist Attractions: Theatre Royal; Redmond Square; Bride Street Church; Selskar Abbey; Commodore John Barry statue; Rowe Street Church; Westgate Heritage Centre; County Hall; St Liberius Church.
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