Rosslare

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Rosslare

Total population

1,795

Coordinates52.27°, -6.39°

Demographic figures from Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Rosslare Strand, or simply Rosslare, is a village and seaside resort in County Wexford, Ireland. The name Rosslare Strand is used to distinguish it from the nearby community of Rosslare Harbour, site of the Rosslare Europort.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Eoin Colfer

Irish author of children's books (born 1965)

John Banville

Irish writer (born 1945)

Dan O'Herlihy

Irish actor (1919–2005)

Wallis Bird

Irish musician

Brendan Howlin

Irish Labour Party politician (b. 1956)

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Dick Roche

Irish politician

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Bunny Ahearne

UK sports leader (1900-1985)

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Billy Roche

Irish writer

Brendan Corish

Irish politician (1918-1990)

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Gerard Donovan

Irish writer

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Gráinne Murphy

Irish swimmer

Gordon D'Arcy

Irish rugby union player

Robert John McClure

Royal Navy admiral and arctic explorer (1807–1873)

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Nick Dunning

English actor (born 1957)

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Patrick Shannon

Irish skeleton racer

John Barry

United States admiral (1745-1803)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Wexford

• Tagoat
  2.1 mi away
• Kilrane
  2.6 mi away
• Rosslare Harbour
  2.6 mi away · pop. 2,247
• Killinick
  3.2 mi away
• Broadway
  3.7 mi away
• Piercetown
  4.4 mi away
• Lady's Island
  4.4 mi away
• Tacumshane
  4.7 mi away
• Wexford
  5.4 mi away · pop. 163,919
• Mayglass
  5.7 mi away
• Murrintown
  5.8 mi away
• Tomhaggard
  6 mi away

Browse all places in Wexford →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Rosslare

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus

Seen 2026-09-16

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Carder Bumble Bee

Bombus pascuorum

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

Seen 2026-09-16

Pale-saddled Leucozona

Leucozona glaucia

Seen 2026-09-15

Banded Wedge Shell

Donax vittatus

Seen 2026-09-15

Giant Willow Aphid

Tuberolachnus salignus

Seen 2026-09-10

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Seen 2026-09-08

Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

Seen 2026-09-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).