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. See Wexford, Supplement.

a sea-port of Ireland, capital of a county of the same name. It was once reckoned the chief city in Ireland, being the first colony of the English, and is still a large handsome town, with a very commodious harbour at the mouth of the river Slanm, on a bay of St George's channel, 63 miles south of Dublin. W. Long. 6° 25'. N. Lat. 52° 18'.