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Wexford (Yola: Weiseforth) is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. [1]

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All-Ireland Hurling Final

The All-Ireland Hurling Final (Cluiche Ceannais Iomána na hÉireann) is the ultimate match played in the annual All-Ireland Hurling Championships (senior, minor and under-21 levels).

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Annapolis, Maryland

Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County.

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Augustus Pugin

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1 March 181214 September 1852) was an English architect, designer, artist, and critic who is principally remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival style of architecture.

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Battle of Messines (1917)

The Battle of Messines was conducted by the British Second Army (General Sir Herbert Plumer), on the Western Front near the village of Messines in West Flanders, Belgium, during the First World War.

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Billy Roche

Billy Roche (born 11 January 1949) is an Irish playwright and actor.

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Bishop of Ferns

The Bishop of Ferns is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Ferns in County Wexford, Ireland.

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Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined set of time in a boxing ring.

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Brendan Corish

Brendan Felix Corish (19 November 1918 – 17 February 1990) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Tánaiste and Minister for Health from 1973 to 1977, Leader of the Labour Party, Minister for Social Welfare from 1954 to 1957 and from 1973 to 1977, Parliamentary Secretary at the Department of Defence and Parliamentary Secretary at the Department of Local Government from 1948 to 1951.

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Brendan Howlin

Brendan William Howlin (born 9 May 1956) is an Irish Labour Party politician who has served as Leader of the Labour Party since May 2016.

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Bui Bolg Street Theatre Company

The Bui Bolg Street Theatre Company (Irish for “yellow belly”) was established in Wexford in 1994 by a group of art graduates aiming to bring art out on to the streets and make it accessible for all.

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Bus Éireann

Bus Éireann (Irish Bus) is a bus and coach operator providing services throughout the Republic of Ireland with the exception of Dublin Region bus services, which are provided by sister company Dublin Bus.

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Cardiff Central railway station

Cardiff Central railway station (Caerdydd Canolog) is a major railway station on the South Wales Main Line in Cardiff, United Kingdom and one of two hubs of the city's urban rail network.

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Central Statistics Office (Ireland)

The Central Statistics Office (CSO; An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh) is the statistical agency responsible for the gathering of "information relating to economic, social and general activities and conditions" in Ireland, in particular the National Census which is held every five years.

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Charles Stewart Parnell

Charles Stewart Parnell (Cathal Stiúbhard Parnell; 27 June 1846 – 6 October 1891) was an Irish nationalist politician and one of the most powerful figures in the British House of Commons in the 1880s.

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Cherbourg-Octeville

Cherbourg-Octeville is a city and former commune situated at the northern end of the Cotentin peninsula in the northwestern French department of Manche.

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Church of Ireland

The Church of Ireland (Eaglais na hÉireann; Ulster-Scots: Kirk o Airlann) is a Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion.

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Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola, or Coke (also Pemberton's Cola at certain Georgian vendors), is a carbonated soft drink produced by The Coca-Cola Company.

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Confederate Ireland

Confederate Ireland or the Union of the Irish (Hiberni Unanimes) refers to the period of Irish self-government between 1642 and 1649, during the Eleven Years' War.

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Cork (city)

Cork (from corcach, meaning "marsh") is a city in south-west Ireland, in the province of Munster, which had a population of 125,622 in 2016.

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Cork Airport

Cork Airport (Aerfort Chorcaí) is the second-largest of the three principal international airports in the Republic of Ireland, after Dublin and ahead of Shannon.

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Cork University Press

Cork University Press (CUP) is a publisher located in Cork, Ireland.

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Couëron

Couëron is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

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Counties of Ireland

The counties of Ireland (contaetha na hÉireann; Ulster-Scots: coonties o Airlann) are sub-national divisions that have been, and in some cases continue to be, used to geographically demarcate areas of local government.

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County town

A county town in Great Britain or Ireland is usually, but not always, the location of administrative or judicial functions within the county.

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County Wexford

County Wexford (Contae Loch Garman, Yola: Weiseforthe) is a county in Ireland.

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Crannog

A crannog (crannóg; crannag) is typically a partially or entirely artificial island, usually built in lakes, rivers and estuarine waters of Scotland, Wales, and Ireland.

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Cromwellian conquest of Ireland

The Cromwellian conquest of Ireland or Cromwellian war in Ireland (1649–53) refers to the conquest of Ireland by the forces of the English Parliament, led by Oliver Cromwell, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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Crusades

The Crusades were a series of religious wars sanctioned by the Latin Church in the medieval period.

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Cry Before Dawn

Cry Before Dawn are a four-piece rock band originally hailing from Wexford in Ireland.

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Curracloe

Curracloe is a village in County Wexford, a few miles northeast of the town of Wexford, Ireland.

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Declan Lowney

Declan Lowney (born 1960) is an Irish television and film director.

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Declan Sinnott

Declan Sinnott (born 29 July 1950) is an Irish musician and record producer.

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Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government

The Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (An Roinn Tithíochta, Pleanála agus Rialtais Áitiúil) is a department of the Government of Ireland.

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Diarmait Mac Murchada

Diarmait Mac Murchada (Modern Irish: Diarmaid Mac Murchadha), anglicised as Dermot MacMurrough, Dermod MacMurrough, Dermot MacMorrogh or Dermot MacMorrow (c. 1110c. 1 May 1171), was a King of Leinster in Ireland.

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Dick Roche

Richard Eoin Roche (born 30 March 1947) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister of State for European Affairs from 2002 to 2004 and 2007 to 2011 and Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government from 2004 to 2007.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of and largest city in Ireland.

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Dublin Airport

Dublin Airport (Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath) is an international airport serving Dublin, the capital city of Ireland.

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Dublin–Rosslare railway line

The Dublin-Rosslare railway line is a main rail route between Dublin Connolly station and Rosslare Europort, where it connects with ferry services to the United Kingdom and mainland Europe.

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EE Limited

EE (formerly Everything Everywhere) is a British mobile network operator, internet service provider and a division of BT Group.

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Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna (Emilian and Emélia-Rumâgna) is an administrative Region of Northeast Italy comprising the historical regions of Emilia and Romagna.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for protecting and improving the environment as a valuable asset for the people of the Ireland.

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Eoin Colfer

Eoin Colfer (born 14 May 1965) is an Irish author of children's books.

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Equifax

Equifax Inc. is a consumer credit reporting agency.

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Faythe Harriers GAA

Faythe Harriers is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Wexford town, Ireland.

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Fishguard

Fishguard (Abergwaun, meaning "Mouth of the River Gwaun") is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, with a population of 3,419 recorded in the 2011 Census.

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Fishguard Harbour railway station

Fishguard Harbour railway station serves the port of Fishguard Harbour, Wales.

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Flanders

Flanders (Vlaanderen, Flandre, Flandern) is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium, although there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, language, politics and history.

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Forth and Bargy dialect

The Forth and Bargy dialect, also known as Yola, is an extinct variety of English once spoken in the baronies of Forth and Bargy in County Wexford, Ireland.

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Friends meeting house

A Friends meeting house is a meeting house of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), where meeting for worship is usually held.

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Gaelic Athletic Association

The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, (CLG)) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball and rounders.

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Gaelic football

Gaelic football (Irish: Peil Ghaelach; short name Peil or Caid), commonly referred to as football or Gaelic, is an Irish team sport.

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Gerald Fleming

Gerald Fleming (born November 20, 1957) is an Irish meteorologist and weather presenter.

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Gillett & Johnston

Gillett & Johnston was a clockmaker and bell foundry based in Croydon, England from 1844 until 1957.

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Greater white-fronted goose

The greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) is a species of goose related to the smaller lesser white-fronted goose (A. erythropus). It is named for the patch of white feathers bordering the base of its bill, in fact albifrons comes from the Latin albus "white" and frons" forehead ". In Europe it has been known as simply "white-fronted goose"; in North America it is known as the greater white-fronted goose (or "greater whitefront"), and this name is also increasingly adopted internationally. Even more distinctive are the salt-and-pepper markings on the breast of adult birds, which is why the goose is colloquially called the "specklebelly" in North America.

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HighBeam Research

HighBeam Research is a paid search engine and full text online archive owned by Gale, a subsidiary Cengage, for thousands of newspapers, magazines, academic journals, newswires, trade magazines, and encyclopedias in English.

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Home Rule League

The Home Rule League (1873–1882), sometimes called the Home Rule Party or the Home Rule Confederation, was a political party which campaigned for home rule for Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, until it was replaced by the Irish Parliamentary Party.

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Hurling

Hurling (iománaíocht, iomáint) is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic and Irish origin.

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Iarnród Éireann

Iarnród Éireann, also known as Irish Rail in English, is the operator of the national railway network of Ireland.

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Ibar of Beggerin

Ibar mac Lugna, whose name is also given as Iberius or Ivor, was an early Irish saint, patron of Beggerin Island, and bishop.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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Irish Ferries

Irish Ferries is a maritime transport company that operates passenger and freight services on routes between Ireland, Britain and Continental Europe, including Dublin Port–Holyhead; Rosslare Europort to Pembroke as well as Dublin Port-Cherbourg and Rosslare to Cherbourg and Roscoff in France The company is a division of the Irish Continental Group (ICG) which trades on the Irish Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange.

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Irish National Heritage Park

Irish National Heritage Park is an open-air museum which recreates the key stages in Ireland's cultural evolution.

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Irish Parliamentary Party

The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP; commonly called the Irish Party or the Home Rule Party) was formed in 1874 by Isaac Butt, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons at Westminster within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland up until 1918.

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Irish Rebellion of 1798

The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Éirí Amach 1798), also known as the United Irishmen Rebellion (Éirí Amach na nÉireannach Aontaithe), was an uprising against British rule in Ireland lasting from May to September 1798.

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Isaac Butt

Isaac Butt, QC, MP (6 September 1813 – 5 May 1879), was an Irish barrister, politician, Member of Parliament (M.P.) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, and the founder and first leader of a number of Irish nationalist parties and organisations, including the Irish Metropolitan Conservative Society in 1836, the Home Government Association in 1870 and in 1873 the Home Rule League.

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Jane Wilde

Jane Francesca Agnes, Lady Wilde (née Elgee; 27 December 1821 – 3 February 1896) was an Irish poet under the pen name "Speranza" and supporter of the nationalist movement.

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John Banville

William John Banville (born 8 December 1945), who sometimes writes as Benjamin Black, is an Irish novelist, adapter of dramas, and screenwriter.

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John Edward Redmond (1806–1865)

John Edward Redmond was a banker and magistrate, Liberal M.P. for the city of Wexford from 1859 to 1865.

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John Redmond

John Edward Redmond (1 September 1856 – 6 March 1918) was an Irish nationalist politician, barrister, and MP in the British House of Commons.

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John Sinnott

John Sinnott VC (1829 – 20 July 1896) was born in Wexford and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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John Welsh (actor)

John Welsh (7 November 1914 in Wexford – 21 April 1985 in London) was an Irish actor.

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Kevin Doyle

Kevin Edward Doyle (born 18 September 1983) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Kilkenny

Kilkenny.

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Knights Templar

The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Salomonici), also known as the Order of Solomon's Temple, the Knights Templar or simply as Templars, were a Catholic military order recognised in 1139 by papal bull Omne Datum Optimum of the Holy See.

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Larry Kirwan

Larry Kirwan (born in Wexford, Ireland) is an expatriate Irish writer and musician, most noted as the lead singer for the New York-based Irish rock band, Black 47.

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League of Ireland

The League of Ireland (Sraith na hÉireann), together with the Football Association of Ireland, is one of the two main governing bodies responsible for organising association football in the Republic of Ireland.

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Leinster

Leinster (— Laighin / Cúige Laighean — /) is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the east of Ireland.

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Liberal Party (UK)

The Liberal Party was one of the two major parties in the United Kingdom – with the opposing Conservative Party – in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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List of kings of Leinster

The following is a provisional list of the Kings of Leinster who ruled the Irish kingdom of Leinster (or Laigin) up to 1632 with the death of Domhnall Spainneach Mac Murrough Caomhanach, the last legitimately inaugurated head of the MacMurrough Kavanagh royal line.

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List of market houses in the Republic of Ireland

Market houses are a notable feature of many Irish towns with varying styles of architecture, size and ornamentation making for a most interesting feature of the streetscape.

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List of sovereign states

This list of sovereign states provides an overview of sovereign states around the world, with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.

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List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland

This is a link page for cities, towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, including townships or urban centres in Dublin and other major urban areas.

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Loch

Loch is the Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Scots word for a lake or for a sea inlet.

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Loire-Atlantique

Loire-Atlantique (formerly Loire-Inférieure) is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean.

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London Paddington station

Paddington, also known as London Paddington, is a Central London railway terminus and London Underground station complex, located on Praed Street in the Paddington area.

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Lugo, Emilia-Romagna

Lugo (Lùgh) is a town and comune in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, in the province of Ravenna.

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Magic (supernatural)

Magic is a category in Western culture into which have been placed various beliefs and practices considered separate from both religion and science.

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Mary Fitzgerald (trade unionist)

Mary Fitzgerald (also known as Pickhandle Mary) (1890 - 1960) was an Irish-born South African political activist and is considered to have been the first female trade unionist in the country.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Michael Londra

Michael Londra (born April 13, 1965) is an Irish singer and theatrical producer.

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Mick Wallace

Michael "Mick" Wallace (born 9 November 1955) is an Irish Independents 4 Change politician, property developer, and former football manager.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages (or Medieval Period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.

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Mudflat

Mudflats or mud flats, also known as tidal flats, are coastal wetlands that form when mud is deposited by tides or rivers.

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N11 road (Ireland)

The N11 road is a national primary road in Ireland, running for along the east side of Ireland from Dublin to Wexford.

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N25 road (Ireland)

The N25 road is a national primary road in Ireland, forming the route from Cork to Rosslare Europort via Waterford City.

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National Lottery (Ireland)

The National Lottery (An Crannchur Náisiúnta) is the state lottery of Republic of Ireland.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Normans

The Normans (Norman: Normaunds; Normands; Normanni) were the people who, in the 10th and 11th centuries, gave their name to Normandy, a region in France.

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Normans in Ireland

The Normans in Ireland, or Hiberno-Normans, were a group of Normans who invaded the various realms of Gaelic Ireland.

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Norsemen

Norsemen are a group of Germanic people who inhabited Scandinavia and spoke what is now called the Old Norse language between 800 AD and c. 1300 AD.

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North Slob

The North Slob is an area of mud-flats at the estuary of the River Slaney at Wexford Harbour, Ireland.

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Opera house

An opera house is a theatre building used for opera performances that consists of a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and set building.

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Oscar Wilde

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright.

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Pays de la Loire

Pays de la Loire (Broioù al Liger, meaning Loire Country) is one of the 18 regions of France.

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Pembroke Dock

Pembroke Dock (Doc Penfro) is a town in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales, northwest of Pembroke on the banks of the River Cleddau.

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Pierce Turner

Pierce Turner (born 1956) is an Irish singer-songwriter.

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Port

A port is a maritime commercial facility which may comprise one or more wharves where ships may dock to load and discharge passengers and cargo.

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Postal addresses in the Republic of Ireland

In Ireland, rural addresses are specified by the county, nearest post town, and the townland.

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Presbyterianism

Presbyterianism is a part of the reformed tradition within Protestantism which traces its origins to Britain, particularly Scotland, and Ireland.

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Privateer

A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war.

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Promotion and relegation

In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are transferred between multiple divisions based on their performance for the completed season.

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Province of Ravenna

The province of Ravenna (provincia di Ravenna) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.

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Provinces of Ireland

Since the early 17th-century there have been four Provinces of Ireland: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

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Rail transport in Ireland

Heavy Rail services in Ireland (InterCity, commuter and freight) are provided by Iarnród Éireann in the Republic of Ireland and by Northern Ireland Railways in Northern Ireland.

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Ramsar site

A Ramsar Site is a wetland site designated of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.

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Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a sovereign state in north-western Europe occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

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Restoration (Ireland)

The Restoration of the monarchy began in 1660.

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River Slaney

The River Slaney is a large river in the southeast of Ireland.

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Robert FitzStephen

Robert FitzStephen (died 1183) was a Cambro-Norman soldier, one of the leaders of the Norman invasion of Ireland, for which he was granted extensive lands in Ireland.

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Robert McClure

Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure (or M'Clure) (28 January 1807 – 17 October 1873) was an Irish explorer of the Arctic.

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Roscoff

Roscoff is a commune in the Finistère département of Brittany in northwestern France.

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Rosslare Europort

Rosslare Europort (Calafort Ros Láir) is a modern seaport located at Rosslare Harbour in County Wexford, Ireland, near the southeastern-most point of Ireland, handling passenger and freight ferries to and from Wales and France.

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Rosslare Harbour

The village of Rosslare Harbour grew up to serve the needs of the harbour of the same name (now called Rosslare Europort), first developed in 1906 by the Great Western Railway and the Great Southern and Western Railway to accommodate steamferry traffic between Great Britain and Ireland.

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Roundhead

Roundheads were supporters of the Parliament of England during the English Civil War.

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Sack of Wexford

The Sack of Wexford took place in October 1649, during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, when the New Model Army under Oliver Cromwell took Wexford town in south-eastern Ireland.

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Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat.

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Selskar Abbey

Selskar Abbey is a ruined twelfth-century abbey in the town of Wexford, Ireland.

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Siege of Wexford (1169)

The siege of Wexford took place in early May 1169 and was the first major clash of the Norman invasion of Ireland.

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Sister city

Twin towns or sister cities are a form of legal or social agreement between towns, cities, counties, oblasts, prefectures, provinces, regions, states, and even countries in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.

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Skyfest

Skyfest was an annual fireworks display, accompanied by background music compiled by Mark McCabe, which took place in Ireland.

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Society of United Irishmen

The Society of United Irishmen was founded as a liberal political organisation in 18th-century Ireland that initially sought Parliamentary reform.

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Solomon Richards

Solomon Richards was an Irish soldier of the War of the Three Kingdoms and the Williamite War in Ireland.

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South (European Parliament constituency)

South is a constituency of the European Parliament in Ireland.

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Spain

Spain (España), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España), is a sovereign state mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.

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St Peter's College, Wexford

St Peter's College, Wexford is an Irish secondary school and former seminary located in Summerhill, overlooking Wexford town.

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Staten Island

Staten Island is the southernmost and westernmost of the five boroughs of New York City in the U.S. state of New York.

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Stena Line

Stena Line is one of the largest ferry operators in the world.

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Swansea railway station

Swansea railway station is a railway station serving Swansea, Wales, and is the fourth busiest in Wales after Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street and Newport.

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Teachta Dála

A TD (plural TDanna in Irish or TDs in English; full Irish form Teachta Dála,, plural Teachtaí Dála) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament).

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Telephone numbers in the Republic of Ireland

Numbers on the Irish Telephone Numbering Plan are regulated and assigned to operators by ComReg.

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The Bank of New York Mellon

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, which does business as BNY Mellon, is an American worldwide banking and financial services holding company headquartered in New York City.

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The Irish Times

The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859.

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The National Opera House

The National Opera House, formerly the Wexford Opera House, is a theatre in Wexford, Ireland.

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Theatre Royal, Wexford

The Theatre Royal, was an opera house and performance venue in Wexford Ireland which opened in 1832 and closed in 2005.

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Thomas D'Arcy McGee

Thomas D'Arcy Etienne Grace Hughes McGee, (13 April 1825 – 7 April 1868) was an Irish-Canadian politician, Catholic spokesman, journalist, poet, and a Father of Canadian Confederation.

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Thomas Joseph Walsh (Wexford)

Thomas Joseph Walsh (20 November 1911 – 8 November 1988) was an Irish doctor, writer, and founder and director of the Wexford Opera Festival.

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Time in Ireland

Ireland uses Irish Standard Time (IST, UTC+01:00; Am Caighdeánach Éireannach) in the summer months and Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0; Meán-Am Greenwich) in the winter period.

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Tipperary GAA

The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Tiobraid Árann) or Tipperary GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tipperary and the Tipperary inter-county teams.

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Veracruz

Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave,In isolation, Veracruz, de and Llave are pronounced, respectively,, and.

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Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award of the British honours system.

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Vikings

Vikings (Old English: wicing—"pirate", Danish and vikinger; Swedish and vikingar; víkingar, from Old Norse) were Norse seafarers, mainly speaking the Old Norse language, who raided and traded from their Northern European homelands across wide areas of northern, central, eastern and western Europe, during the late 8th to late 11th centuries.

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Waterford

Waterford (from Old Norse Veðrafjǫrðr, meaning "ram (wether) fjord") is a city in Ireland.

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Waterford Airport

Waterford Airport (Aerfort Phort Láirge) (IATA: WAT, ICAO: EIWF) is located in Killowen, southeast of Waterford.

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Web portal

A web portal is a specially designed website that brings information from diverse sources, like emails, online forums and search engines, together in a uniform way.

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Western European Time

Western European Time (WET, UTC±00:00) is a time zone covering parts of western and northwestern Europe.

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Western Front (World War I)

The Western Front was the main theatre of war during the First World War.

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Wexford (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Wexford is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas.

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Wexford bridge

Wexford bridge is a road bridge in Wexford, the county town of County Wexford in Ireland.

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Wexford County Council

Wexford County Council (Comhairle Contae Loch Garman) is the authority responsible for local government in County Wexford, Ireland.

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Wexford F.C.

Wexford Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Crossabeg, County Wexford.

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Wexford Festival Opera

The Wexford Festival Opera is an opera festival that takes place in the town of Wexford in south-eastern Ireland during the months of October and November.

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Wexford GAA

The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Loch Garman) or Wexford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wexford.

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Wexford General Hospital

Wexford General Hospital is a hospital in Wexford, the county town of County Wexford in the Republic of Ireland.

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Wexford Harbour

Wexford Harbour (Loch Garman) in County Wexford, Ireland is the natural harbour at the mouth of the River Slaney.

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Wexford railway station

Wexford O'Hanrahan railway station is a railway station located in Wexford Town in County Wexford, Ireland.

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Wexford Rebellion

The Wexford Rebellion refers to the outbreak in County Wexford, Ireland in May 1798 of the Society of United Irishmen's Rising against the British domination of Ireland.

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Wexford Youths W.F.C.

Wexford Youths Women's Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Crossabeg, County Wexford.

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William Kenealy

William Stephen Kenealy VC, (Liam Stiofán Ó Cionnfhaolaidh; 26 December 1886 – 29 June 1915) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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William Lamport

William Lamport (1611–1659) was an Irish Catholic adventurer, known in Mexico as Don Guillén de Lampart (or Lombardo) y Guzmán.

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William Redmond (Irish politician, born 1825)

William Archer Redmond sat for Wexford as a member of the Home Rule Party led by Isaac Butt from 1872 to 1880, and was the father of the Irish Parliamentary Leader John Redmond.

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Willie Redmond

William Hoey Kearney Redmond (13 April 1861 – 7 June 1917) was an Irish nationalist politician, lawyer and soldier,Denman, Terence in: McGuire, James and Quinn, James (eds): Dictionary of Irish Biography From the Earliest Times to the Year 2002; Royal Irish Academy Vol.

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Women's National League (Ireland)

The Women's National League (WNL; Sraith Náisiúnta na mBan; known as the Continental Tyres Women's National League for sponsorship reasons) is the top level league for women's association football in the Republic of Ireland.

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Yanga, Veracruz

Yanga Municipality is a municipality located in the southern area of the State of Veracruz, Mexico, about 80 km from the state capital of Xalapa.

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Zorro

Zorro (Spanish for "Fox") is a fictional character created in 1919 by American pulp writer Johnston McCulley, and appearing in works set in the Pueblo of Los Angeles during the era of Spanish California (1769–1821).

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16th (Irish) Division

The 16th (Irish) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, raised for service during World War I. The division was a voluntary 'Service' formation of Lord Kitchener's New Armies, created in Ireland from the 'National Volunteers', initially in September 1914, after the outbreak of the Great War.

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References

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