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  • proper noun A county in the Republic of Ireland
  • proper noun A town in the county of Wexford, Ireland.

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Examples

  • Concering the government's plans to relocate some hospital services from his constituency of Clonmel, County Tipperary, to hospitals in Wexford and Kilkenny, Mr. McGrath told the newspaper: "The hospital is a core issue for me ... it's sacrosanct."

    Ireland's Fianna Fail Faces Pressure Quentin Fottrell 2010

  • Not being able to catch Targo has haunted him over the years, especially as Wexford is convinced that Targo has committed other killings.

    All Things Girl » All Things Girl » Blog Archive » Book Talk:The Monster in the Box by Ruth Rendell 2010

  • A young Irish woman leaves her home in Wexford to accompany her husband on a perilous journey that will bring her to a landscape quite different from the green farmlands of her home country.

    Gutenber-e Help Page 2005

  • Thompson [Earliest known mid 1600s in Wexford, Ireland]

    Archive 2004-08-15 Maggie Jochild 2004

  • Thompson [Earliest known mid 1600s in Wexford, Ireland]

    INVESTIGATION OF SURNAMES IN MY DIRECT ANCESTRY Maggie Jochild 2004

  • "It didn't come easily to me, but I'm so grateful it was not an easy process," says Rena, a senior at North Allegheny Senior High in Wexford, Pa.

    USATODAY.com - Students define talent 2003

  • We only had it until Thursday morning though so we decided to totally indulge ourselves and book ourselves into Dunbrody House in Wexford on our way to Himself’s parents’ house.

    One of these days… 2004

  • I did not expect another from Wexford, that is certain.

    The Journal to Stella 2003

  • This night I received a certain letter from a place called Wexford, from two dear naughty girls of my acquaintance; but, faith, I will not answer it here, no in troth.

    The Journal to Stella 2003

  • This celebration is crucial for the play suggests a parallel between Cornwallis's defeat of Tipu and his later subjugation of Irish rebels in Wexford.

    Abstracts 2000

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