Wexford

American

[weks-ferd] / ˈwɛks fərd /

noun

a county in Leinster province, in the SE Republic of Ireland. 908 sq. mi. (2,350 sq. km).
its county seat: a seaport.

Wexford British

/ ˈwɛksfəd /

noun

a county of SE Republic of Ireland, in Leinster province on the Irish Sea: the first Irish county to be colonized from England; mostly low-lying and fertile. County town: Wexford. Pop: 116 596 (2002). Area: 2352 sq km (908 sq miles)
a port in SE Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Wexford: sacked by Oliver Cromwell in 1649. Pop: 17 235 (2002)

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In Ireland, Met Eireann has a "status orange" rain warning for Dublin, Wexford and Wicklow, while a yellow warning is in place for other eastern counties and much of the south.

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Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has surprised fans by playing a number of original songs and Irish tunes during a music and arts festival in Wexford town.

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As a teenager, Karen Kelly would listen to Oasis on repeat, blasting the songs from her bedroom in New Ross, County Wexford in Ireland.

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Two pedestrians - one in her late 20s in County Wexford and another in her 60s in County Meath - and a cyclist in her 70s in County Clare died in the crashes.

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At the 2024 All-Ireland Fleadh in Wexford, more than 500,000 people visited and more than 1,500 people took part.

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