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Kilcormick
Kilcormick PLAN YOUR DRIVE
Clondaw
Clondaw 0 miles 4
Start/finish: Enniscorthy to Kilmore
OULART HILLOULART HILL
Milehouse Quay for the Saltee Islands.
Milehouse
Oulart
Oulart
ENNISCORTHYENNISCORTHY Derry Derry Number of days: 3, allowing half a
VINEGARVINEGAR day for a visit to the Saltee Islands.
Kilcotty
HILLHILL Kilcotty
Ballymurry
Davidstown
Davidstown Ballymurry Courtclogh Distance: 75 km (47 miles).
Courtclogh
Darbys Gap Road conditions: Larger roads are in
Darbys Gap
Ballynastra Ballyvaldon
Ballyvaldon
Ballynastra
Ballynamona good condition and well signposted.
Ballynamona
Glenbridge Smaller roads are often winding, so
Glenbridge
BLACKWATERBLACKWATER take care on bends.
Slaney Slaney Ballymurn Monroe When to go: All year round – Wexford
Ballymurn
Monroe
Bree Bree Ballyconnigar is famous for its mild climate. Opera-
Ballyconnigar
Oilgate Ballina lovers should go in October for the
Oilgate
Ballina
Movilla
Redgate Movilla
Redgate
Ballyhoge Wexford Festival Opera.
Ballyhoge
WEXFORD
WEXFORD Opening times: Shops open Mon–
Curracloe
Crory Crory Curracloe Sat from 9 or 10am to 5 or 6pm.
Kyle Kyle Main market days: Enniscorthy: Sat;
Castlebridge
Cornwall
Cornwall Castlebridge CURRACLOE BEACHCURRACLOE BEACH
Crossabeg
Crossabeg Wexford Town: Fri.
Balgan Wexfordord Shopping: Fresh produce such as
Balgan
Wexf
Wildfowl
Ardcavan Wildfowl
Ardcavan
Reserve
Reserve artisan cheeses, hand-pressed apple
IRISH NATIONALIRISH NATIONAL Crosstown juice and dry-cured bacon are widely
Crosstown
The Raven Point
HERITAGE PARKHERITAGE PARK The Raven Point available. Wexford Town’s shops
WEXFORD TOWN
Rosslare Point
Knockeen
Knockeen WEXFORD TOWN Rosslare Point include a craftsman silver- and gold-
Colestown
Colestown Wexford ord smiths established in 1647.
Wexf
Shelmaliere Kerloge Harbour Major festivals: Enniscorthy:
Shelmaliere
Harbour
Kerloge
Commons
Ballintlea Commons Strawberry Festival, Jun; Wexford
Ballintlea
Drinagh
Drinagh
Redmondstown
Redmondstown Literary Festival, May; Wexford Town:
Ballyshelin Food and Wine Festival, May; Wexford
Ballyshelin
Festival Opera, Oct.
Piercetown
Murntown
Murntown Piercetown
Waddingtown
Waddingtown
Killmacree
Killmacree
Fishguard, DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Fishguard,
Cleristown
Cleristown Rosslare Pembrokeoke
Rosslare
Pembr
Walshestown Fans of Irish history will want to visit
Walshestown
Vinegar and Oulart hills, important
Killinick
Killinick Rosslare Harbour
Rosslare Harbour
Ambrosetown
Ambrosetown sites of the 1798 rebellion; while bird-
Mayglass
Tagoat
Moor Moor Mayglass Tagoat Kilrane
Kilrane
Twelveacre
Greenore
Baldwinstown
Baldwinstown Ballycogly Twelveacre Greenore watchers and nature lovers should
Ballycogly
Point Point
Tenacre
Tenacre Cherbourg, not miss the chance to visit Lady’s
Cherbourg,
Duncormick
Duncormick
Bridgetown Roscoff Island and Tacumshane lakes. For full
Roscoff
Bridgetown
Broadway
Broadway details, see p101.
Ballyhitt
Tomhuggard Ballyhitt
Tomhuggard
Park Park
TACUMSHANE
LADY’S ISLAND
Kilmore TACUMSHANE LADY’S ISLAND Below Wexford Town Harbour, bustling with
Kilmore
LAKE
LAKE
Tacumshane Lady’s fishing boats and pleasure craft, see p100
Tacumshane
Lady’s
Island
Newtown Lake Lake Island Churchtown
Newtown
Churchtown
Ballyteig
Ballyhealy
Ballyteige e Ballyhealy Lake Lake
B ay B ay Millroad
Millroad
KILMORE QUAYAY Carnsore
KILMORE QU
Carnsore
Crossfarnoge
Crossfarnoge Point Point
or Forlorn Point
or Forlorn Point
Celtic Sea
Celtic Sea
Little Saltee
Little Saltee
Island
Saltee
Saltee Island
Islands
Islands
Great Saltee
Great Saltee
Island
Island
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