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The county is located in the south-east corner of the island of Ireland. It is bounded by the sea on two sides—on the south by the Atlantic Ocean and on the east by St. George's Channel and the Irish Sea. The River Barrow forms its western boundary.
5 days ago · Wexford, county in the province of Leinster, southeastern Ireland. It is bounded on the east and south by the Irish Sea and from west to north by Counties Kilkenny, Carlow, and Wicklow. The town of Wexford, on the Irish Sea coast, is the county seat, and there is a county manager.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Enjoy Wexford’s 250km of beaches and coastline. With the famous Curracloe beach to Rosslare Strand, Johnstown Castle or Tintern Abbey, the iconic Hook Lighthouse to Ireland’s only Seal Rescue Centre, Wexford has hidden gems, historic attractions, stunning landscapes and more on almost every corner.
Wexford (Irish: Loch Garman [ˌl̪ˠɔx ˈɡaɾˠəmˠən̪ˠ]; [2] archaic Yola: Weiseforthe) [3] is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland.
- Pre-History
- Classical References
- Gaelic Tribes
- Coming of Christianity
- Vikings
- Arrival of The Normans
- Templars Suppressed and The Black Death
- Gaelic Resurgence
- 16th Century
- 17Th-Century Wars and Confiscations
Evidence of early human habitation of County Wexford is widespread. Ireland was inhabited sometime shortly after the ending of the last Ice Age, approximately 10,000 – 8000 BC Conservative estimates place the arrival of the first humans in County Wexford as occurring between 5000 BC – 3000 BC, referred to as the Mesolithic period in Ireland,though ...
On Ptolemy's mid-2nd century 'Map' of Ireland – dating from c. AD 150 – Carnsore point appears as Hieron, the Sacred Cape, the river Barrow as the Birgos (or Birgus), most of the area of County Wexford is shown as inhabited by a tribe called the Brigantes, and a tribe called the Coriondi (or Koriondoi) are shown as occupying north County Wexford. S...
The Uí Cheinnselaig are believed to have arrived in southern Leinster (from the west, probably through the Pass of Gowran, from Ossory) in the 5th century, first establishing themselves in County Carlow (their main base there was at Rathvilly) and then some time afterwards gaining a foothold in County Wexford. Prior to their arrival the Uí Bairrche...
The county was one of the earliest areas of Ireland to be Christianised, under Palladius (who preceded Saint Patrick) in the early 5th century. Prosper of Aquitaine in his Chronicle states that Palladius was sent to the Irish "believing in Christ" as their first bishop, AD 431. This means there were some Christians in Ireland already – before the a...
From 819 onwards, the Vikingsplundered many Christian sites in the county and Wexford town became a Viking settlement. The first recorded raid by the Vikings in County Wexford occurred in 819, when Begerin and Camhain's Oak Island (Dairinis Caemhain) in Wexford Harbour were plundered by them. In 835 Fernswas plundered and in 839 it was burned by th...
Wexford was the site of an invasion by Normans in 1169 at the behest of Diarmuid Mac Murrough, King of Uí Cheinnsealaig and King of Leinster (Laigin), which led to the subsequent colonisation of the country by the Anglo-Normans. Áed Ua Crimthainn writing three years earlier, in 1166, wrote the following in the Book of Leinsterregarding Diarmuid's (...
In 1307 the Knights Templar were suppressed. In County Wexford the Knights were established at one location – on the Hook Peninsula. Their preceptory there, named Kilcloggan, and its lands, which had been granted to them during the reign of Henry II, were confiscated and a few years later, in 1312, they were granted to the Knights Hospitaller – who...
The native Irish began to regain some of their former territories in the 14th century, especially in the north of the county. This was primarily due to Art MacMurrough Kavanagh, who became King of Leinster in 1377. King Richard II led two expeditions against him. Art MacMurrough Kavanagh claimed descent from Diarmuid Mac Murrough (d. 1171), through...
Under Henry VIII the great religious houses were dissolved, 1536–41. All their lands and possessions were confiscated and became the King's property, who subsequently granted them to new owners. In County Wexford the following were among the most important of those dissolved: 1. Tintern Abbey – a Cistercianfoundation. Its possessions were granted t...
A Plantation of English settlers took place, 1612–13, east of the River Slaneyin County Wexford. The lands were distributed in pockets over various parts of this large area – roughly 1,000 Irish (or Plantation) acres on average were granted to each individual (though some received more). Some of those granted land were: Francis Annesley, Francis Bl...
Wexford is the county town of County Wexford, on the southeast corner of Ireland. Wexford has about 164,000 residents. Mapcarta, the open map.
In County Wexford, you’ll find 12th century castles right next to modern-day amenities; towns founded by saints and Vikings; and sleepy villages alongside thrilling water sport activities. Welcome to County Wexford, the place where the locals like to go on their holidays!
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