Coontie Wexford

Coonty Wexford (Erse: Contae Loch Garman) is ane o the twenty-sax coonties o the Republic o Ireland an ane o the thirty-twa coonties o Ireland. It is located in the province o Leinster. It wis named efter the toun o Wexford (which derives frae the Auld Norse name Veisafjǫrðr or Waesfjord). In pre-Norman times it wis part o the Kinrick o Uí Cheinnsealaig, whose caipital wis at Ferns. The population o the coonty is 131,749 accordin tae the 2006 census. Wexford is the 13t lairgest o Ireland’s 32 coonties in area an 16t lairgest in terms o population. It is the lairgest o Leinster’s 12 coonties in size an fowert lairgest in terms o population.

Coonty Wexford Contae Loch Garman
Coat airms
Motto(s):  Exemplar Hiberniae  (Laitin) "An example tae Ireland"
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52.5°N 6.75°W / 52.5; -6.75
Kintra	Ireland
Province	Leinster
Dáil Éireann	Wexford
EU Parliament	East
Coonty seat	Wexford
Govrenment
• Teep	Coonty Cooncil
Area
• Total	2353.2 km2 (908.6 sq mi)
Area rank	13t
Population  (2011)[1]	145,320
• Rank	14t[2]
Code	WX
Website	www.wexford.ie