WEXFORD, a county of Ireland, in the province of Munster, 38 miles in length, and 24 in breadth; bounded on the north by Wicklow, on the east by St George's channel, on the south by the Atlantic ocean, on the west by Waterford and Kilkenny, and on the north by Catherlough. It contains 109 parishes, and formerly sent 18 members to the Irish parliament. It is a fruitful country in corn and grass; and the principal town is of the same name.