Wexford is on the south-eastern tip of Ireland, location of some of its best weather. It was a beautiful sunny day today and only windy on the waterfront. Wexford is not as high up on the tourist must-see list as the neighbouring Waterford - perfect for us. We didn't see one t-shirt or souvenir shop.
When we talked to the woman at the TI and I suggested we might just drive by some of the highlighted sites she mentioned, she replied calmly but firmly, "Oh no, you wouldn't want to do that. We agreed after our walking visit. The streets might win the "narrowest street' award of any town we've visited. And apparently they still follow the fish bone pattern established by the Vikings who settled here. The streets fan off the winding main street and meander themselves. The city has adopted a system of one-ways which is the only sensible thing to do but hopeless for new drivers. We found walking with a map enough of a challenge.
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| We love these familiar streets - you could be on the main street of any Irish town we've seen |
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| Narrow? Even the sidewalks. |
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| The Pikeman - commemorates the failed Irish rebellion in 1798. This farm weapon was all the locals had to use against the British forces, armed with canons, muskets and horses. |
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| Medieval Church now in ruins. Graves go back to Cromwell's invasion. |
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