Places called “Wexford” around the world
County Wexford place names have spread far beyond Ireland, with towns and regions in the United States, Canada, and Jersey bearing names like Wexford, New Ross, and Gorey.
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County Wexford place names have spread far beyond Ireland, with towns and regions in the United States, Canada, and Jersey bearing names like Wexford, New Ross, and Gorey.
Clean Break, a four-part RTÉ drama written by Wexford playwright Billy Roche and set in Wexford Town, follows a car dealer’s tiger kidnapping plot gone wrong.
Footage from 21 August 1989 captures an ‘A’ class locomotive running along Wexford Quay, before the waterfront was redeveloped.
Rare video footage from the early 1980s shows the drive from Ferrycarrig to Wexford Town, capturing streetscapes and landmarks that have since changed or disappeared.
Landscape photographs of County Wexford by local photographer Ryan Devereux, featuring locations including Edenvale, Curracloe Beach, Hook Head, and the River Slaney.
Enniscorthy Youthreach created a short anti-smoking film for the X-HALE Youth Awards 2015. Organised by the Irish Cancer Society, the awards showcase anti-smoking films from community groups across Ireland. The event takes place in Dublin on 2 July 2015.
Wexford photographer Des Kiely’s comparison photographs pair historical and present-day views of Wexford Town’s streets and landmarks.
Historical photographs of Wexford Town from past decades, showing streetscapes, businesses, and landmarks that have since changed or disappeared.
Students and staff at the CBS secondary school in Wexford have produced a music video set to the Jackson 5 song “ABC”, featuring back flips, well-organised choreography, and skilled editing.
A side-by-side comparison of Google Maps Street View images showing how Wexford Town’s shop fronts changed between 2009 and 2014.