- Wexford’s Hook Lighthouse, built in 1172, is one of the world’s oldest operational lighthouses, guided by monks before electricity.
- The county’s Irish National Heritage Park recreates 9,000 years of history with a crannog, stone circle, and Viking house replicas.
- Loftus Hall, a 14th-century mansion on Hook Peninsula, is said to be haunted by a girl who played cards with the devil in the 1700s.
- Wexford’s Tintern Abbey, founded in 1200, was built by monks who survived a shipwreck and vowed to establish a Cistercian monastery.
- The town of New Ross is home to the Dunbrody Famine Ship, a replica of an 1840s vessel that carried emigrants to America.
- Wexford’s Saltee Islands, five kilometres offshore, host Ireland’s largest puffin colony, with over 4,000 breeding pairs.
- The county’s Curracloe Beach was used to film the D-Day landing scenes in Steven Spielberg’s 1998 film Saving Private Ryan.
- Ferns Castle, built in 1220, has a rare circular keep with a 13th-century chapel carved into its stone walls.
- Wexford’s Johnstown Castle, constructed in 1830, houses Ireland’s Agricultural Museum, displaying 19th-century horse-drawn ploughs and butter churns.
- The county’s Enniscorthy was the site of a 1798 rebellion battle, with Vinegar Hill marked by a windmill ruin where fighting occurred.
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County Wexford:
Ireland’s county Wexford combines coastal beauty with historic sites, with the Hook Lighthouse, one of the world’s oldest, offering scenic coastal views. The Irish National Heritage Park recreates ancient and medieval settlements, while Wexford’s beaches, like Curracloe, provide sandy shores for walking. Other attractions include the historic town of Enniscorthy and its castle. Wexford is Ireland’s 13th largest county by size (2,351 square km) and 14th largest by population (163,919). Population peaked at 202,033 in 1841 and reached its lowest point, 83,308 in 1961. In terms of hospitality, Wexford is Ireland’s eighth most visited tourist county with around 229,000 international visitors per year.
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