Wexford
Wexford
Loch Garman (Irish) | |
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Town | |
Town skyline Wexford Quays Selskar Abbey Town wall South Main Street | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Per Aquam et Ignem 'Through Water and Fire' | |
Wexford Location within Ireland Wexford Location within Europe | |
| Coordinates: 52°20′18″N 6°27′42″W / 52.33833°N 6.46167°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Wexford |
| Government | |
| • Dáil constituency | Wexford |
| • EP constituency | South |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 21,524 |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | Y35 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)53 |
| Irish Grid Reference | T051213 |
| Website | www |
Wexford (Irish: Loch Garman [ˌl̪ˠɔx ˈɡaɾˠəmˠən̪ˠ];[2] archaic Yola: Weiseforthe)[3] is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 National Primary Route; and to Rosslare Europort, Cork and Waterford by the N25. The national rail network connects it to Dublin and Rosslare Europort. It had a population of 21,524 according to the 2022 census.[1]
- ^ a b "Census 2022 - F1015 Population". Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann". Logainm.ie. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Shiels, Damian (14 July 2013). "Column: Yola and Fingalian – the forgotten ancient English dialects of Ireland". Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2016.