County Wexford

County Wexford is considered the most sunny part of Ireland. Becouse of the Gulf Stream, this is the driest region, with the largest number of sunny days . Almost along the entire coast are located wonderful beaches, and four of them have been awarded the Blue Flag : Courtown, Morriscastle, Rosslare and Curracloe (Curracloe beach was used for the filming of D-Day sequence in “Saving Private Ryan”). Sandy shores, shallow, muddy lagoons create excellent environment for many bird species, what makes County Wexford paradise for bird watchers (best locations are : Wexford Wildfowl Reserve at the North Slobs, Lady's Island and Saltee Island). To get on Saltee Island you can use a boat, which runs several times a day from the picturesque fishing village of Kylmore Quay. Hook Peninsula, which forms the western border of County Wexford is another place worth a visit; impressive ruins of Tintern Abbey and Dunbrody Abbey, fishing village of Duncannon, with a wide, sandy beach, above which rises the Duncannon Fort (built in 1586 out of fear of possible attacks by the Spanish army) . At the southern end of peninsula stands Hook Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in Europe, which is open to the public. One of the most important seaports of Ireland - Rosslare Harbour, is located in County Wexford. Rosslare Europort provides ferry services to France and Wales.