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The Sunny Southeast Kilcormick
Kilcormick
Clondaw
Clondaw
Wexford’s mild maritime climate yields Ireland’s best strawberries and OULART HILLOULART HILL
Milehouse
potatoes and has made the county a favourite haunt of Dubliners who Milehouse
Oulart
want a retreat away from home. This drive includes a good stretch of ENNISCORTHYENNISCORTHY Derry Derry Oulart
the coastline, with long and unspoiled beaches and two world-class VINEGARVINEGAR Kilcotty
Kilcotty
sites for bird-watchers. There are many links along the route with the HILLHILL
Ballymurry
Davidstown
1798 Rebellion, which took place largely in Wexford (see p106). Davidstown Darbys Gap Ballymurry Courtclogh
Courtclogh
Darbys Gap
The southern end of the county is very rural, with thatched cottages Ballynastra Ballyvaldon
Ballynastra
Ballyvaldon
Ballynamona
and one of the last original windmills in Ireland. Glenbridge Ballynamona
Glenbridge
BLACKWATERBLACKWATER
Slaney Slaney Ballymurn Monroe
Ballymurn
Monroe
Bree Bree Ballyconnigar
Ballyconnigar
Oilgate Ballina
Oilgate
Ballina
Redgate Movilla
Redgate
Movilla
Ballyhoge
Ballyhoge
WEXFORD
WEXFORD
Curracloe
Crory Crory Curracloe
Kyle Kyle
Castlebridge
Cornwall
Cornwall Castlebridge CURRACLOE BEACHCURRACLOE BEACH
Crossabeg
Crossabeg
Balgan Wexfordord
Balgan
Wexf
Wildfowl
Ardcavan Wildfowl
Ardcavan
Reserve
Reserve
IRISH NATIONALIRISH NATIONAL Crosstown
Crosstown
The Raven Point
HERITAGE PARKHERITAGE PARK The Raven Point
WEXFORD TOWN
Rosslare Point
Knockeen
Knockeen WEXFORD TOWN Rosslare Point
Colestown Wexford ord
Colestown
Wexf
Shelmaliere
Shelmaliere Kerloge Harbour
Harbour
Kerloge
Commons
Ballintlea Commons
Ballintlea
Drinagh
Drinagh
Redmondstown
Redmondstown
Ballyshelin
Ballyshelin
Piercetown
Murntown Piercetown
Murntown
Waddingtown
Waddingtown
Killmacree
Killmacree
Fishguard,
Fishguard,
Cleristown Rosslare Pembrokeoke
Cleristown
Rosslare
Pembr
Walshestown
Above Tacumshane’s lovingly preserved windmill, dating from 1846, see p101 Walshestown
Rosslare Harbour
Killinick
Killinick Rosslare Harbour
Ambrosetown
Ambrosetown
Moor Moor Mayglass Tagoat Kilrane
Tagoat
Mayglass
Kilrane
Twelveacre
Greenore
Baldwinstown
Baldwinstown Ballycogly Twelveacre Greenore
Ballycogly
Point Point
Tenacre
Tenacre Cherbourg,
Cherbourg,
Duncormick
Duncormick
Bridgetown Roscoff
Roscoff
Bridgetown
Broadway
Broadway
Ballyhitt
ACTIVITIES Tomhuggard Ballyhitt
Tomhuggard
Park Park
TACUMSHANE
LADY’S ISLAND
Kilmore
Kilmore TACUMSHANE LADY’S ISLAND
LAKE
Walk the ridge of Oulart Hill, site of LAKE
Tacumshane
Lady’s
an important rebel victory in 1798 Newtown Tacumshane Lady’s Churchtown
Lake Lake
Island
Newtown
Island
Churchtown
Ballyteige e Ballyhealy Lake Lake
Ballyteig
Ballyhealy
Have a go at bodyboarding on B ay B ay Millroad
Millroad
Curracloe, Ireland’s longest beach
KILMORE QU
KILMORE QUAYAY Carnsore
Carnsore
Crossfarnoge
Listen to uplifting music during the Crossfarnoge Point Point
or Forlorn Point
or Forlorn Point
Wexford Festival Opera
Celtic Sea
Celtic Sea
Take a short boat ride to Great
Saltee Island to see its colony
Little Saltee
of puffins KEY Saltee Little Saltee
Island
Island
Saltee
Drive route Islands
Islands
Great Saltee
Great Saltee
Island
Island
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