Wexford townThe Vikings founded the port on the Slaney, and narrow lanes still run back off the quay front.
Park
Wexford Wildfowl Reserve
Wexford town, County Wexford
Reclaimed mudflat north of the harbour where a third of the world's Greenland white fronted geese spend the winter.
- Where
- Wexford town, County Wexford
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Wexford townThe Vikings founded the port on the Slaney, and narrow lanes still run back off the quay front.
Selskar AbbeyA ruined abbey and its tower stand beside the old town wall at the north end of Wexford.
Irish National Heritage ParkIrish dwellings from the Stone Age to the Normans, rebuilt full size in the woodland beside the Slaney.
Johnstown Castle EstateA Gothic revival castle with lakes and walled gardens, and an agricultural museum in the farm buildings.
Rosslare StrandWide sandy beach on the southeast corner of the county, sheltered by the point at the end of it.
Curracloe BeachThe dune backed strand runs north of Wexford town. The landing scenes in Saving Private Ryan were shot on it.More in Wexford
Hook LighthouseLighthouse · Fethard-on-SeaA black and white banded tower at the tip of the Hook peninsula, working since the thirteenth century.
Dunbrody Famine ShipMuseum · New RossThe full size replica of an 1840s emigrant ship is tied up on the quay in New Ross and open below decks.
John F. Kennedy ArboretumGarden · New Ross250 hectares of tree collection on the slope of Slieve Coillte, near the ground the Kennedy family came off.
Tintern AbbeyAbbey · SaltmillsTintern sits on an inlet of Bannow Bay, with a walled garden and woodland paths around it.
Enniscorthy CastleCastle · EnniscorthyA square Norman castle with four corner towers sits in the middle of Enniscorthy and opens as a museum.
Wells House and GardensHouse and gardens · GoreyThe Victorian house near Gorey has formal gardens, woodland walks and a craft yard in the old buildings.
Dunbrody AbbeyAbbey · CampileA big roofless Cistercian abbey church stands on its own in fields near the Barrow.
Ferns CastleCastle · FernsHalf of a thirteenth century castle still standing in the village, with a chapel inside one of the towers.