Wexford · Ireland Capital
In the destination Waterford and the southeast.
In the photo: Wexford Quay
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The city
Wexford is the county town of the same name, on the edge of the Slaney estuary, with narrow streets, the Bull Ring, the ruins of Selskar Abbey and the National Opera House. About 4 km away is the Irish National Heritage Park, and on the Hook peninsula, some 40 km away, is the Hook Head lighthouse. South of the town, Johnstown Castle has gardens and a rural museum.
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The local experience
Open-air park in Ferrycarrig, on the banks of the River Slaney, with reconstructions covering 9,000 years of Irish history: a Mesolithic camp, a crannóg, a ringfort, a monastery, a Viking shipyard and the country's first Norman fort.
Lighthouse at the tip of the Hook peninsula, in operation for over 800 years, built in the early 13th century by William Marshal, with a guided tour of the medieval tower and sea views.
19th-century neo-Gothic castle south of Wexford, with restored rooms, the servants' passage, lakeside gardens, a walled garden and the Irish Agricultural Museum.
A replica of the Dunbrody, the 1845 emigrant ship, berthed at the New Ross quay, with a guided on-board tour and actors portraying the voyage.
Wexford town centre, of Viking origin, with the narrow Main Street, the Bull Ring, the ruins of Selskar Abbey, the West Gate of the walls and the National Opera House.
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