County Wexford is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region. Named after the town of Wexford, it was based on the historic Gaelic territory of Hy Kinsella, whose capital was Ferns. Wexford County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 163,527 at the 2022 census.
The N11 road is a national primary road in Ireland, running for 129 km (80 mi) along the east side of Ireland from Dublin to Wexford. It passes close to Bray, Greystones, Wicklow, Arklow, Gorey, and Enniscorthy. Beyond Wexford, the route continues to Rosslare as the N25. The road forms part of European route E01. As of July 2019 the N11/M11 is of dual carriageway or motorway standard from Dublin as far as Oilgate in County Wexford.
Enniscorthy is the second-largest town in County Wexford, Ireland. The town is located on the picturesque River Slaney and in close proximity to the Blackstairs Mountains and Ireland's longest beach, Curracloe.
Bunclody, formerly Newtownbarry, is a small town on the River Slaney in Wexford, Ireland. It is located near the foot of Mount Leinster. Most of the town is in County Wexford; a small area at the north end of town is in County Carlow. Bunclody has received a number of high scores in the Tidy Towns competition. The town is known for the "Streams of Bunclody Festival" held during the month of July.
The Battle of Vinegar Hill was a military engagement during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on 21 June 1798 between a force of approximately 13,000 government troops under the command of Gerard Lake and 16,000 United Irishmen rebels led by Anthony Perry. The battle, a major rebel defeat, took place on 21 June 1798 on a large rebel camp on Vinegar Hill and in the streets of Enniscorthy, County Wexford and marked the last major attempt by the rebels to hold and control territory taken in Wexford.
Tony Dempsey is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency from 2002 to 2007.
The N30 road is a national primary road in Ireland. It connects the N25 road and M11 motorway, providing a link running east-northeast through County Wexford, between New Ross and Enniscorthy. This provides for a more direct national route between the two towns, as the N25 and N11 both run to Wexford town, eastwards from New Ross and southwards from Enniscorthy respectively.
The R702 road is a regional road in Ireland which runs west-east from the R712 at Coolgrange in County Kilkenny through Gowran before crossing into County Carlow at Goresbridge. It continues to Borris, passes through the Blackstairs Mountains via the Scullogue Gap into County Wexford and continues east until it terminates at a junction with the R890 in Enniscorthy.
The Wexford Rebellion refers to the events of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in County Wexford. From 27 May until 21 June 1798, Society of United Irishmen rebels revolted against British rule in the county, engaging in multiple confrontations with Crown forces. The most successful and destructive rising in all the counties of Ireland, United Irishmen rebels experienced a number of early successes in the county despite being seen as a relatively loyal county by the Dublin Castle administration due to a series of military victories. However, the tide soon turned against the United Irishmen in Wexford as Crown forces poured into the region, engaging in a brutal counterinsurgency which indiscriminately targeted suspected rebels and eventually suppressed all rebel activities in the county.
The Enniscorthy Echo was a local newspaper published once per week in County Wexford, Ireland. It was published in colour.
Enniscorthy RFC is a rugby union club based in Enniscorthy, County Wexford in Ireland. As of 2023, it fields teams in Division 2B of the All-Ireland League, having been promoted from Division 2C in 2022. Its clubhouse and pitch are located on the Ross Road in Enniscorthy. Founded in 1912, it is one of the oldest rugby clubs in County Wexford.
Adrian Leigh Fenlon is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Rapparees and was a member of the Wexford senior inter-county team in the 1990s and 2000s.
Michael "Mick" Collins was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back with the Wexford senior team.
Matt Browne was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Enniscorthy Shamrocks and was a member of the Wexford senior inter-county team from 1969 until 1972.
St. Aidan's Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ferns. It is located in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, in Ireland. The saint to whom the cathedral is dedicated is Máedóc of Ferns, also known as Áedan or Aidan, who died in 626, and not to be confused with St. Aidan of Lindisfarne, an Irish missionary who died in 651.
Eddie Kelly is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club St Aidan's and was a member of the Wexford senior inter-county team from 1960 until 1969.
John Joseph (JJ) Doyle is a former hurler who managed the Wexford camogie to All-Ireland championship success in 2010 2011 and 2012.
Cormac Rowe is an Irish Michelin star winning head chef with Lady Helen in Thomastown, County Kilkenny Ireland
Enniscorthy Castle is situated in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland. Construction on the castle commenced in the late 1190s and was first occupied by its Norman owners in 1203 A.D. on the site of a previous wooden castle they had erected some years earlier. It was built by Philip De Prendergast
The R890 road is a regional road in County Wexford, Ireland and runs between Blackstoops Roundabout and Cathedral Street, both in Enniscorthy. It serves as an inner relief road to relieve traffic on the R772 and R744 roads through Enniscorthy town. It is roughly 1.5km long.
