Modern Wexford

Modern Day Wexford:

Wexford streetscape is narrow and winding and is a  direct legacy of the Vikings.

Today these same street are renowned for their

excellent shops, boutiques, craft shops, restaurants, bars and nightlife venues.

Wexford Town is probably most famous for its Opera Festival with its many side shows and art exhibitions. In 2008 the new world class and state of the art Wexford Opera House opened its doors.

A seed sowed in 1951 by four locals with a passion for opera was the start of this Great Festival.

Culture:

The town has made many cultural contributions;

• Playwright: Billy Roache
  
• Children's book author: Eoin Colfer
  
• Singer/Composer : Chris de Burg
  
• Oscar Wilde's Mother : Poet in her own right lived in Wexford.
  
• Thomas Moore: Visited Wexford many times
  
• Photographer, Leopald Ulysses

Just some of the great reasons for visiting Wexford, making Birchwood House your number one place to stay while on your visit to Wexford.