Wexford

[ weks-ferd ]

noun

1. a county in Leinster province, in the SE Republic of Ireland. 908 sq. mi. (2,350 sq. km).
2. its county seat: a seaport.

Wexford

/ ˈwɛksfəd /

noun

1. a county of SE Republic of Ireland, in Leinster province on the Irish Sea: the first Irish county to be colonized from England; mostly low-lying and fertile. County town: Wexford. Pop: 116 596 (2002). Area: 2352 sq km (908 sq miles)
2. a port in SE Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Wexford: sacked by Oliver Cromwell in 1649. Pop: 17 235 (2002)

Example Sentences

The 41st governor of Minnesota's relatives are to said to have hailed from County Wexford.

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County Wexford can already claim one former president as John F Kennedy's family hailed from Dunganstown in the county.

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Whatever way the US presidential election goes, Fianna Fáil senator Malcolm Byrne from County Wexford is hoping a relationship can be built with Mr Walz.

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"Certainly from a Wexford perspective, we'd like to develop the links with the governor of Minnesota," he said.

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It happened inside a property on Wexford Road at about 12:15 BST on Monday, the ambulance service said.

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