Brownstone Head. Co Wexford

A Wet and Windy Week in Wexford. September 2023.

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September 30th 2023
Everyone knows that autumn means swallows start to migrate south. Many birds get the urge to move as the days shorten. There are certain locations that are well known places where birds head for to feed up, rest or make the shortest sea crossing. In Ireland these places tend to be headlands and islands. The same places are often good places to discover vagrants, birds that have become lost or blow ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Wexford » Wexford

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Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than se... ... read more