County Dossier
Wexford
A maritime county of harbours, headlands and fertile fields.
Wexford occupies the south-east corner of Ireland, where low fertile country meets a long indented coastline of harbours, estuaries and projecting headlands.
At a glance
Wexford at a glance
A maritime county of harbours, headlands and fertile fields.
- Norse, Norman and south-east seaways
- Named from the old inlet of Garman
- Slaney, Wexford Harbour and Hook Head
- Area: 909 sq miles / 2,354 km²
- Population: 145,320
- County Top: Mount Leinster 2,612ft / 796m
County Geography
Wexford meets Wicklow to the north, Carlow to the north-west, Kilkenny to the west, and Waterford across the estuary side to the west and south-west, while the Irish Sea and the Celtic Sea form the county’s eastern and southern edge. The county is shaped by the Slaney valley, Wexford Harbour, the Barrow-side west, and the long outer coast including the Hook peninsula.
Slaney valley, harbour edge, low plain, and long sea coast give Wexford a strong and readable county form.
Map Reference
View Wexford on the map
Wexford is the county. The map shows its boundary, places, and neighbouring counties.
The county.
The county boundary.
Nearby counties and places.
Places and routes
Wexford, Enniscorthy, New Ross, Gorey, and Rosslare show the county from its harbour core and central valley to its northern and southern coastal sides.
Connections
The county’s routes have long followed the Slaney through Gorey, Enniscorthy, and Wexford and branched west toward New Ross and south to Rosslare and the outer coast. Movement follows the same valley, harbour, and coast pattern.
Names
- Wexford
- County Wexford
- County of Wexford
- Contae Loch Garman
County Reference
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