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Wexford

[ weks-ferd ]

noun

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


Wexford

/ ˈɛə /

noun

  1. 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)
  2. a port in SE Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Wexford: sacked by Oliver Cromwell in 1649. Pop: 17 235 (2002)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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The 2025 event is scheduled to take place between 3 -10 August in Wexford.

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The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon, on the 14:00 GMT Stena Line sailing from Fishguard to Rosslare in County Wexford.

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That warning is for Dublin, Louth and Wexford.

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The schoolgirl who died after a fatal assault in County Wexford has been named locally as eight-year-old Malikika Al Kattib.

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