tourist attractions wexford

The Irish National Heritage Park depicts man's settlement in Ireland from 7000 BC to the arrival of the Normans in the 12th Century. Stroll through the park with its homesteads, places of ritual, burial modes and long forgotten remains. Your senses come alive with sights and sounds stretching back almost 9000 years. Discover how the Celts, Vikings and Normans came together, intermarried and developed into the rich tapestry which forms Irish Society today....

The oldest of its kind in Ireland, this lighthouse was built in 1744. Two types of lenses are used, white to signal ships are on course and red to warn that they are off course....

One of th best in the South East, Duncannon Beach has held the EU Blue Flag of excellence since 1987. The beach is a golden mile of sand with lifeguard(s) on hand to help ensure a safe and happy visit....

Dedicated to the memory of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, President of the United States from 1960 - 1963, the arboretum is a plant collection of international standing. It covers 252 hectares (623 acres) on the southern slopes and summit of Slieve Coillte.

It contains 4,500 types of trees and shrubs from all temperate regions of the world, planted in botanical sequence. There are 200 forest plots grouped by continent. A road provides access to the summit at 271m from which there are panor...

Adventure Golf Course
Pirates Cove in Courtown is the location of Ireland's first adventure golf course. There are 18 carpeted greens each 35' - 40' feet long. Three greens are inside full sized caves and one is under a waterfall and one is played in the full sized pirate shipwreck.
It's a delight to walk through the subtropical gardens, with the sound of water cascading 35' down into the large man-made lake.
 

Fun Cave
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Dating back to 1170 Dunbrody is an excellent example of a Cistercian Monastery in Ireland. It's located about 8 miles south of the County Wexford town of New Ross.
The site of the ruins of Dunbrody Castle now houses a craft shop with quality hand-made local crafts. There is a small museum within the tearooms with family information and a very large dolls house - a scale replica of the castle. There is a small pitch and putt course and a full size hedge maze - one of only two in Ireland...

New Ross is the ancestral home of JFK and in the town you can see a life size bronze statue of President JFK. It was unveiled on the 45th anniversary of his visit to Ireland. This is the only statue of JFK in Ireland.
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A Cistercian Abbey built in 1200 AD. Currently under restoration. Founded by William the Earl Marshal, in fulfillment of his promise - made when on a stormy sea voyage - to do so if the Lord spared him....