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Wexford Golf Club's clubhouse and course were finished in 2006 and 2007 respectively. [citation needed] Wexford has one rugby club, called the Wexford Wanderers RFC. Ireland's former boxing head coach and Olympian Billy Walsh is a native of Wexford town and has been involved in the training of underage level boxers with local club St. Ibars ...
Jun 9, 2024 · Selskar Abbey, Wexford, County Wexford, Ire. Wexford, seaport and county seat, County Wexford, Ireland, on the River Slaney. The name Wexford derives from the Norse settlement of Waesfjord. It was an early colony of the English, having been taken by Robert FitzStephen in 1169. The town received a charter in 1317, which was extended in 1411 by ...
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The beautiful walnut-panelled theatre adds a touch of class to Wexford’s take on 21st century architecture. Big screen star. Steven Spielberg chose Curracloe, a Blue Flag beach in the north of Wexford to film Saving Private Ryan (the Normandy landings were filmed around here). It pops up again in the 2015 film, Brooklyn, alongside other ...
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 ...
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.
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 Blackstairs Mountains—which have two main peaks ...
Wexford is the county town of County Wexford, on the southeast corner of Ireland. The bay that forms its harbour has for centuries drawn incomers, and it was at the centre of the rebellion of 1798. In 2016 it had a population of 20,188. Photo: David Staincliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
