· Wexford evolved from the name Waesfjord which was an old Scandanavian name for an "inlet of flat mud lands".

· It was founded by the Vikings about 800 AD, besieged by the Normans about 1169 and was predominantly an English settlement during the Middle Ages.

· A language known as 'Yola' was spoken in Wexford until it became extinct in the mid 19th century. To learn more about this you can visit the Yola Farmstead Folk Park.

· Patrick Kennedy - the great grandfather of John F Kennedy was born in New Ross in Wexford. Visit the Kennedy Homestead in New Ross a museum and farm still run by his descendents!

· One of the oldest operating lighthouses in the world can be found in Wexford - Hook Head Lighthouse. It was listed as one of the top 14 attractions in Ireland by Lonely Planet.

· Parts of Steven Spielberg's 1998 Oscar winning film 'Saving Private Ryan' were filmed on Curracloe Beach not far from Wexford town

· The newly opened Wexford Opera House plays host to one of the Europe's most successful opera festivals - the Wexford Opera Festival

· Records show that Wexford is the sunniest county in Ireland! On average Wexford receives more hours of sunshine than any other county in Ireland.

· Wexford boasts over 200km of coastline and is home to Rosslare Europort - one of Ireland's major passenger ports. It also claims to have one of the longest continuous beaches in Ireland running along its east coast for 27 km!

· Wexford is famous for its strawberries and the town of Enniscorthy actually holds a 'Strawberry Festival' every year to celebrate this!