Above : View Of Wexford Town

Wexford

Brief Description

Founded by the Vikings the town’s original name was Norse Waesfjord. St Doologue’s Church was formally a Viking church of 1035. Selsker Abbey, now a ruin was an Augustinian foundation in which the first Anglo-Irish treaty was signed in 1169. Oscar Wilde’s mother “Speranza” was born in the town as was her cousin Sir Robert McClure who discovered the North-West Passage.

Local Area attractions

Fishing and boating available in the harbour. Maritime Museum in disused lightship. Famed Opera Festival in October each year. Bird watching on Saltee Islands.

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Above: Picture of Castletownbere town in County Cork

Brief Description

On the North shore of Bantry Bay with an attractive natural Harbour. Once rich copper mining nearby. It is an area favoured by Climbers, Botanists, and Anglers.

Local Area attractions

Fishing, Golf, climbing and walking.

Other nearby places to visit – Garinish, Dursey Sound, Eyeries Pointand the rmains of Dunboy Castle.

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