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sites and described in Ulysses as the gateway for that majestic At the northern end of County
‘the finest place in the world’. river’s exit into the sea off Ireland’s Wexford can be found the bustling
Eniscorthy played a key role in southeastern coast. The ruins of St market town of Gorey. Its Market
Ireland’s centuries-long struggle for Mary’s Church are worth seeing House and Square sets the tone
independence, especially during while the Dunbrody Visitor Centre of a town just six minutes from
the 1798 Rebellion but also during on the town’s quayside features a the blue flag Courtown and
the 1916 Rising which eventually replica of the type of ships which Ballymoney and minutes from hill
led to the War of Independence once brought thousands of people and woodland walks. It is a busy
and the birth of the Irish Free who wanted to escape poverty to commercial spot featuring a long
State. The town’s streets are different parts of the world. wide main street with a host of
picture perfect, a feature which saw The quays in New Ross are also charming, indigenous shops and
Enniscorthy used as the town for home to the Emigrant Flame, a is a thriving hub for new business
all of the Irish street scenes in the monument to all those who left start-ups and tech companies.
much acclaimed Brooklyn movie.
this country – including JFK’s Not far from Gorey are a host of
Not far away is New Ross, a ancestor Patrick Kennedy – in panoramic beaches laden with soft,
vibrant market town on the banks search of betterment. golden sands. Some are hidden
of the river Barrow and indeed away, found following drives or
walks of discovery, while some
like Courtown Harbour are busy
resorts.
ABOVE:
Further north the likes of Wicklow The Dunbrody
Famine ship at New
and then Dublin are but a short Ross Quayside
drive from here while, heading LEFT:
south again, the coastal drive back Wells House and
down to Wexford town is one of Terrace Garden
the prettiest of its kind in this part
of the world and a reminder of all
that Wexford has to offer as a place
to work, live, visit, and do business.

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