Streets
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Peter Street
Peter Street in Wexford Town was once the centre of the corn trade, supplying malted corn to the Guinness breweries in Dublin. It takes its name from St. Peter's parish, one of the original Norse-Irish parishes.
1798 Street
1798 Street opened around 1998 during the bicentenary of the 1798 Rebellion. It was previously recorded as Fort View on 19th-century maps.
Skeffington Street
Skeffington Street in Wexford Town was originally called Ram Street. It was later renamed in honour of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington, a writer and suffragist executed without trial during the 1916 Easter Rising.
Charlotte Street
Charlotte Street in Wexford Town was formerly known as Custom House Lane. Voters rejected a 1932 proposal to rename it Colbert Street.
Church Lane
Church Lane dates to the 1700s. It originally ran from North Main Street to the quay and was longer and narrower before surrounding buildings were demolished.
Monck Street
Monck Street in Wexford Town became the first street in Ireland to have a retractable roof canopy covering its entire length after a €1.5 million upgrade in April 2024.
Wexford Quay
Wexford Quay was built on reclaimed land from Wexford Harbour. It was transformed into a modern waterfront plaza after commercial shipping declined.
George’s Street
George's Street runs through Wexford Town from Selskar Street to the intersection of John's Street and John's Road.
The Bullring
The Bullring in Wexford Town was named after the blood sport of bull-baiting, introduced by the Guild of Butchers in 1621.
