Ferrybank is located on the eastern bank of the River Slaney, opposite Wexford town. The area is best known for being the location of the Riverbank House Hotel, the Wexford Swimming Pool, Ely Hospital, and the Ferrybank Caravan Park.
Ferrybank is popular among photographers, dog walkers, and anyone else seeking a peaceful stroll or sit-down because it offers wonderful views of Wexford Quay, Wexford Harbour, and Raven Point.
Photographed above:Â Wexford Harbour, as seen from Ferrybank. In the distance, you can see Curracloe Forest and the tip of Raven Point.
In the bottom left-hand corner, you can see a flight of stone steps, which will bring you down onto the shore.
Above: The view of Wexford town and Wexford bridge.
The oak and steel structure above is titled De-Creation VI. It was created by Gorey-born artist Michael Warren in 1987.
Above: Ely Hospital, which was constructed in 1975. Before the hospital was built, the area was home to Ely House, a Georgian house that got its name from the “Marquess of Ely,” a title that was first given to Charles Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely, in 1800.
Wexford Quay, just after the sun had gone down. This was taken from the shore at Ferrybank in September 2014.
Below is a YouTube video of the area:
During World War One, Ferrybank became the location of a United States Naval Air Station. Between 1918 and 1919, the station was used by US military aircraft, which launched attacks against a number of the German U-boats that were present in the Irish seas.
Up until the Armistice on November 11, 1918, aircraft at the facility carried out 98 patrols, totalling 312 hours of flight time. The airbase, which contained four aircraft hangars, was officially closed in February 1919.
Above: A photograph of the slip at Ferrybank, which was used for launching seaplanes during WW1.
Above: A photograph of Wexford Town’s sleepy port, which is mostly used by mussel dredgers and personal vessels.
