New Ross, County Wexford, The Province of Leinster, Ireland

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🇮🇪 New Ross is a town in south-west County Wexford, Ireland. It is located on the River Barrow, near the border with County Kilkenny, and is around 20 km (12 mi) north-east of Waterford. It is the fourth-largest town in the county.

Economy Until the creation of ships too large to reach the port, in the 19th century, New Ross was a port town. However, the river is too shallow to allow passage of large ships and the port gradually went into decline. The town continued to be a market town for the rich agricultural hinterland but suffered from recession throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and early part of the 1990s. As of the 21st century, there is some industry in the area, with businesses centring on services and retail. Retail outlets including Tesco, Lidl and Aldi are located away from the centre of town.

Tourist Industry The Ros Tapestry Exhibition Centre located on the Quay in New Ross is a series of 15 embroidered Tapestry panels. Depicting Celtic Ireland looking at Celtic rituals, woman warriors and Brehon Law, to early Christian Ireland, the Vikings of Wexford and the ousting of Diarmait MacMurchada from his Kingdom of Leinster and sailing to France in search of King Henry II. Also depicted is William Marshal who married Isabel de Clare heiress of Strongbow, Earl of Pembroke and granddaughter of Diarmait MacMurchada.

New Ross is home to the Dunbrody replica famine ship which is moored on the Quay. The town also houses the Emigrant Flame; a constantly burning flame in a memorandum of the emigrants of the famine.

A statue of John F. Kennedy is located on the quayside. The statue was unveiled in July 2008 by his sister Jean Kennedy Smith. The JFK Dunbrody Festival is held each year in July in the town and centres primarily on live music on the festival stage.

In the village of Duncannon, 21 km (13 mi) to the south of New Ross, Duncannon Fort is located alongside a Blue Flag beach.

The name of Liverpool F.C.'s stadium at Anfield road came from the old town land of Annefield in New Ross.

The Browne-Clayton Monument is located on the New Ross - Wexford Road (N25) approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) east of New Ross.

The Hook Lighthouse is located 39 km (24 mi) south of New Ross.

The Kennedy family Homestead, the ancestral home of US President John F Kennedy is located 8 km (5.0 mi) south of New Ross, and the JFK Arboretum is also located to the south of the town. It is not related to the O'Kennedy Park Wexford GAA stadium.

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New Ross has a population of over 8,040 people. New Ross also forms part of the wider Wexford County which has a population of over 149,722 people. New Ross is situated near Wexford.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities New Ross has links with:

🇺🇸 Hartford, USA 🇫🇷 Moncoutant, France 🇮🇪 Newcastle, Northern Ireland
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