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County Wexford

County Wexford (Irish: Contae Loch Garman) 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 (Uí Ceinnsealaigh), whose capital was Ferns.[4][5] Wexford County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 163,527 at the 2022 census.[3]

This article is about County Wexford in Ireland. For the county in Michigan, see Wexford County, Michigan.

County Wexford
Contae Loch Garman

Ireland

Leinster

Southern

1210[1]

Wexford

Wexford County Council

Wexford

South

2,367 km2 (914 sq mi)

13th

794 m (2,605 ft)

163,527

14th

69/km2 (180/sq mi)

UTC±0 (WET)

UTC+1 (IST)

Y21, Y25, Y34, Y35 (primarily)

051, 052, 053, 056 (primarily)

WX

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County Town:

Wexford

Market Town:

Gorey

Governance and politics[edit]

Local government[edit]

Wexford County Council has thirty-four members. The council has three representatives on the Southern Regional Assembly, where it is part of the South-East strategic planning area.[37]

National politics[edit]

County Wexford is represented by the Dáil constituency of Wexford (5 seats).[38]


The county is part of the European Parliament constituency of South (5 seats).[39]

Media[edit]

Two radio stations are based in the county: South East Radio[45] and Beat 102-103.[46]


The county's main newspapers include Wexford People, New Ross Standard, Gorey Guardian, and Enniscorthy Echo.

Bus: Wexford and Dublin are linked by route 2,[58] while route 5 operates Waterford-New Ross-Enniscorthy-Dublin.[59] There are numerous local bus routes radiating from Wexford town to places such as Kilmore Quay, Lady's Island, Kilmuckridge.

Bus Éireann

Rail: The runs through the county, serving Rosslare Europort, Rosslare Strand, Wexford, Enniscorthy and Gorey. Four trains run in each direction daily (three at weekends), with additional commuter services from Gorey. The Rosslare–Limerick railway line which traverses the southern part of the county is now mothballed but being maintained (it served stations at Bridgetown, Wellington Bridge, Ballycullane and Campile).

Rosslare–Dublin railway line

Ferry: , located at Rosslare Harbour, operates a busy ferry service. There are regular sailings to Wales (Pembroke and Fishguard) and France (Cherbourg and in the summer months to Roscoff) for passengers and vehicles. There is also ferry service in operation between Ballyhack and Passage East (County Waterford), crossing the Barrow estuary.

Rosslare Europort

List of towns and villages in Ireland

List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Wexford)

Lord Lieutenant of Wexford

High Sheriff of Wexford

Byrne, Francis J. Irish Kings and High Kings. Dublin, 1973–2001

Carlyle, Thomas. "Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches". Vol. 1. New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1845

. Expugnatio Hibernica – The Conquest of Ireland. Dublin: R.I.A., 1978

Cambrensis, Giraldus

Colfer, Billy. The County of Wexford. County Wexford: Foillsitheoirí Cois Sláine, n.d. – 1980 or 1981.

(2003). A History of County Wexford. Dublin: Gill & MacMillan. ISBN 0-7171-3461-X.

Furlong, Nicholas

; Hayes, John (2005). County Wexford in the Rare Oul' Times. Vol. IV. 1910–1924. Wexford: Old Distillery Press. ISBN 0-9512812-3-2.

Furlong, Nicholas

Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi). Discovery Series 77 – Co Wexford (part). Scale 1: 50,000. Dublin: OSI, Phoenix Park, 1997.  0-904996-71-9

ISBN

The Times Atlas of the World – Reference Edition. London: Times Books, 1995–2002.  0-00-712400-7

ISBN

Whelan, K.(ed) & W. Nolan (assoc. ed.). Wexford: History and Society. Dublin: Geography Publications, 1987

Official website

Late 19th-century map of County Wexford

History Articles