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Wexford Harbour (Irish: Loch Garman) in County Wexford, Ireland is the natural harbour at the mouth of the River Slaney. In earlier times, the area occupied by the harbour was considerably larger than it is today, up to ten miles (16 km) wide at its widest point, with large mud flats on both sides.
Wexford Lifeboat Station is the base for a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) inshore lifeboat at Wexford in Ireland. The first lifeboat for Wexford Harbour was at Rosslare Fort Lifeboat Station from 1838. A second, larger lifeboat for Wexford was stationed here from 1858 although the smaller lifeboat continued to be known as the ...
The club was the brainchild of former property developer and politician Mick Wallace, who funded the construction of a complex for the new team's home at Newcastle, Ferrycarrig. In 2015, the team won the League of Ireland First Division. The club launched Wexford Youths WFC, a Women's National League team, in 2011.
Rosslare Harbour Lifeboat Station is the base for a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat at Rosslare Harbour in County Wexford, Ireland. The first lifeboat was stationed at Rosslare Harbour in 1896. The station was closed in 1921 but reopened in 1927 to replace the Wexford Lifeboat Station which had been closed due to coastal ...
South-Eastern Ireland – based on Ptolemy's Map of Ireland – circa AD 150. On Ptolemy's mid-2nd century 'Map' of Ireland – dating from c. AD 150 [14] – 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 ...
In the 19th Century, Wexford Harbour was a busy port with ships predominantly depositing cargoes of coal. In 1837, of the 583 vessels came into the port, most carried coal or timber. Departing vessels took cattle, corn, maize and butter; if sailing without cargo, ballast would be added, stabilising the vessel for its outward journey.
The North Slob is an area of mud-flats at the estuary of the River Slaney at Wexford Harbour, Ireland. The North Slob is an area of 10 km 2 (2,500 acres) that was reclaimed in the mid-19th century by the building of a sea wall. [2] It is the lowest geographical point on the island of Ireland. [3]
Courtown (Irish: Baile na Cúirte) [2] is a village in County Wexford, Ireland. It was developed after Lord Courtown ordered the construction of a harbour during the Famine years, 1839–1846. The economic boost of the new harbour led to a small village developing with fishing being the primary economy of the village.