| · Wexford evolved from the name | | | | · Parts of Steven Spielberg's 1998 Oscar |
| Waesfjord which was an old Scandanavian name | | | | winning film 'Saving Private Ryan' were filmed on |
| for an "inlet of flat mud lands". | | | | Curracloe Beach not far from Wexford town |
| · It was founded by the Vikings about | | | | · The newly opened Wexford Opera |
| 800 AD, besieged by the Normans about 1169 | | | | House plays host to one of the Europe's most |
| and was predominantly an English settlement | | | | successful opera festivals - the Wexford Opera |
| during the Middle Ages. | | | | Festival |
| · A language known as 'Yola' was spoken | | | | · Records show that Wexford is the |
| in Wexford until it became extinct in the mid 19th | | | | sunniest county in Ireland! On average Wexford |
| century. To learn more about this you can visit | | | | receives more hours of sunshine than any other |
| the Yola Farmstead Folk Park. | | | | county in Ireland. |
| · Patrick Kennedy - the great grandfather | | | | · Wexford boasts over 200km of |
| of John F Kennedy was born in New Ross in | | | | coastline and is home to Rosslare Europort - one |
| Wexford. Visit the Kennedy Homestead in New | | | | of Ireland's major passenger ports. It also claims |
| Ross a museum and farm still run by his | | | | to have one of the longest continuous beaches in |
| descendents! | | | | Ireland running along its east coast for 27 km! |
| · One of the oldest operating lighthouses | | | | · Wexford is famous for its strawberries |
| in the world can be found in Wexford - Hook | | | | and the town of Enniscorthy actually holds a |
| Head Lighthouse. It was listed as one of the top | | | | 'Strawberry Festival' every year to celebrate this! |
| 14 attractions in Ireland by Lonely Planet. | | | | |