Streets
Hill Street
Hill Street in Wexford Town was once called Cabbage Row. In 1932, residents voted against renaming it after Sean McDermott.
Carcur Cottages
The cottages in Carcur date back to the 1870s. They were reportedly constructed for local fishermen and railwaymen.
Croke Avenue
Croke Avenue in Wexford Town was condemned and demolished in the late 1980s before being rebuilt nearby and winning a national design award in 1996.
Trinity Street
Trinity Street in Wexford Town was named after a Norse-Irish church, likely dismantled to repair Wexford Castle after the 1649 Cromwellian sack of the town.
Temperance Row
Temperance Row takes its name from a temperance hall built following Father Theobald Mathew's 1840 visit to the town. The street was also historically known as Cowgate Street, Le Cowstrette, and Hey Bey.
Oyster Lane
Oyster Lane in Wexford Town was the centre of the medieval oyster trade. A 1974 excavation uncovered over 900 potsherds, including fragments of French pottery that pointed to trade between medieval Wexford and France.
Summerhill
Summerhill is a road connecting Clonard Road to the roundabout at Talbot Green and Grogan's Road.
Carrigeen Street
Carrigeen Street in Wexford Town runs from Grogan's Road to the Bride Street junction along a rocky outcrop. Its Irish name 'Carraigín' means 'little rock.'
Grogan’s Road
Grogan's Road in Wexford Town was home to a fever hospital that treated cholera patients during the 1832 epidemic, traced to the Bengal region of India.
