Wexford
Americannoun
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a county in Leinster province, in the SE Republic of Ireland. 908 sq. mi. (2,350 sq. km).
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its county seat: a seaport.
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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)
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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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Born Gary O'Brien in London in 1964, to Irish parents, he returned to Wexford with his family as a child and grew up there.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
“Early on a Sunday, after first Mass in Clonegal, my father, instead of taking me home, drives deep into Wexford towards the coast, where my mother’s people come from.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
At the 2024 All-Ireland Fleadh in Wexford, more than 500,000 people visited and more than 1,500 people took part.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025
The 2025 event is scheduled to take place between 3 -10 August in Wexford.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025
On the rising ground of Oulart, distant eight miles from Wexford town, they rallied round the green at least four thousand strong.
From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis
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