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Wexford (Irish: Loch Garman [ˌl̪ˠɔx ˈɡaɾˠəmˠən̪ˠ]; [2] archaic Yola: Weiseforthe) [3] is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour , the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland .
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In 1925 Wexford Gaol was converted into a county hall and courthouse. A detached, five-bay, three-storey over basement building, the rear windows of the gaol featured granite Gibbs surrounds. A castellated Gothic screen and gateway serves as the entrance to this building's grounds. The jury room and the judges' chambers were renovated in 1995. [4]
The "Pikeman" statue, a 1798 Rebellion memorial in Wexford town. A Wexford county flag has been "added" to the statue; 1798 and the rebel tradition form an important part of Wexford identity. [41] [42] Since 1951, an opera festival, Wexford Festival Opera, takes place every year in the Theatre Royal in Wexford town and runs for several weeks. [43]
This is a sortable table of the approximately 2,384 townlands in County Wexford, Ireland. [1] [2] ... Wexford Fethard: Town: Shelburne: Fethard: New Ross Fethard: 336 ...
The charter trustees were themselves abolished when a town council was formed in 2002. [12] Sutton Coldfield: Royal town Historic town, now a civil parish within the City of Birmingham. 1528 — Honour bestowed by Henry VIII [14] Tunbridge Wells "Royal" prefix Unparished area: 1909, [15] 1974 [16] — Spa town, incorporated as a municipal ...
Arthurstown (Irish: Colmán) [2] is a small village in the townland of Coleman in southwest County Wexford, Ireland. It is located at the junction of the R733 and R770 regional roads on the eastern shore of the Waterford Harbour estuary, where The Three Sisters flow into the sea. [3] As of the 2016 census, the town had a population of 127. [1]
Bree Portal tomb. Evidence of early human habitation of County Wexford is widespread. [2]Ireland was inhabited sometime shortly after the ending of the last Ice Age, approximately 10,000 – 8000 BC [3] Conservative estimates place the arrival of the first humans in County Wexford as occurring between 5000 BC – 3000 BC, referred to as the Mesolithic period in Ireland, [4] though they may ...