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 October 2008 A New State of the Art Opera House will

  open its doors .

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

  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.

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