WELCOME! This website is proudly associated with Ireland Genealogy Projects, and we hope to be able to develop some aids to help you find your ancestors from County Wexford, and perhaps to better understand the lives they led here. Towards that end, we are trying to provide as many genealogy helps as possible, along with maps, discussions of history, geography, and culture. You will also find photos, as we are able to locate them with appropriate permissions for use. Much of the content is serious in nature, but we also hope to provide some light-hearted material relevant to County Wexford, and to Ireland as a whole.



Ireland Today
County Wexford continues to be rural in nature, with less than two-fifths of the population living in towns and villages. The main occupation is farming, with most farms averaging 70-80 acres. Half the land is in pasture, and two-fifths under cereal crops, predominantly wheat. The chief economic staple is cattle. The County is 108 square miles with a population estimated in 1991 as 102,045.

The climate is moderate across most of Ireland, influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, which is no farther than 70 miles from any place in the interior. Average temperatures in January and February range between 39 and 45 degrees F and between 57 and 61 degrees F in July and August.

Nine-tenths of the republic's population is Roman Catholic. There is no established church in Ireland; freedom of conscience and the free practice of religion are guaranteed by the constitution.

• Maps
  
• Detailed and Interactive Map of County Wexford
  
• History
  
• Immigration and the Irish
  
• Immigrants from Wexford to New York, 1846-1851
  
• IRL-WEXFORD Mailing List
  

Genealogy Helps for County Wexford at Other Websites

• Ancestry.com Message Board for County Wexford
  
• County Wexford Genealogy
  
• FIANNA's County Wexford Page
  
• GENUKI: County Wexford
  
• Wexford Genealogy Centre
  
• Wexford County Council Website
  
• Wexford Web 2002
  
• Wexford Public Libraries Website
  

General Resources for Ireland

• Just Starting Out
  
• Church Records
  
• National Archives of Ireland
  
• Cyndi's List Resources for Ireland
  

Famous People Born or with Roots in County Wexford

• Commodore John Barry, "Father of the American Navy"
  
• President John Fitzgerald Kennedy
  
• Admiral Earl Beatty
  
• General John O'Herron
  
• Australian Outlaw Ned Kelly

Some common family names in County Wexford:
Bolger, Codd, Devereux, Esmond, Furlong, Hore, Kavanagh, Kinsella, O'Byrne, O'Day, O'Duggan, O'Leary, Sinnott, Stafford, Wadding, O'Day, O'Duggan, O'Leary



Touring Ireland

Ireland has much to offer the traveler, whether the purpose of the trip is to explore one's family's roots or simply to enjoy the scenery and culture. There are numerous fine websites to assist in planning, some covering a multitude of aspects and others devoted to very specific subjects.

• Travel and Tourism
  
• Gardens
  
• Castles
  
• Sports
  

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County Wexford CoordinatorSharon Workman