Wexford Harbour

Wexford Harbour in , is the natural harbour at the mouth of the . In earlier times, the area occupied by the harbour was considerably larger than it is today, up to ten miles wide at its widest point, with large mud flats on both sides.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include National Opera House and Ballast Bank.

Theater building
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The , formerly the Wexford Opera House, is a theatre in , Ireland. It was officially opened on 5 September 2008 in a ceremony with the Taoiseach Brian Cowen, followed by a live broadcast of RTÉ's The Late Late Show from the O'Reilly Theatre. is situated 4 km west of Wexford Harbour.

Islet
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The , situated in Wexford Harbour, , is a man made structure, built in 1832. is situated 3½ km west of Wexford Harbour.

Church
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St. Iberius' Church is an 18th-century Protestant church in the centre of , Ireland, dedicated to Saint Ibar of Beggerin. Designed by John Roberts, the interior is Georgian in style, while the exterior is Renaissance Revival. is situated 4 km west of Wexford Harbour.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wexford and Castlebridge.

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is the county town of , on the southeast corner of . The bay that forms its harbour has for centuries drawn incomers, and it was at the centre of the rebellion of 1798. In 2022 it had a population of 21,500.

Village
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is a small town in , , around 5 km north of . It is just north of Wexford Harbour, on the R741 road. is a rapidly expanding suburb of Wexford Town: its population has almost tripled in 20 years, increasing from 783 in 1996 to a population of 1,840 in 2016. is situated 6 km northwest of Wexford Harbour.

Village
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is a village in , Ireland. Around 8 kilometres northeast of , it is on the R742 road at the junction with the R743 road. is situated 6 km north of Wexford Harbour.

Wexford Harbour

Latitude
52.33833° or 52° 20′ 18″ north
Longitude
-6.40417° or 6° 24′ 15″ west
Open location code
9C4M8HQW+88
Geo­Names ID
2960962
Wiki­data ID
Q1788926
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Wexford Harbour” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وكسفورد هاربور”
  • Asturian: “Wexford Harbour”
  • Dutch: “Haven van Wexford”
  • Dutch: “Wexford Harbour”
  • Estonian: “Wexfordi sadam”
  • French: “Wexford Harbour”
  • Irish: “Cuan Loch Garman”
  • Japanese: “ウェックスフォード港”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wexford Harbour”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wexford Harbour”
  • Norwegian: “Wexford Harbour”
  • Spanish: “Wexford Harbour”
  • Turkish: “Wexford Limanı”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Coal Channel and Curracloe Channel.

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