Rosslare Strand

Rosslare Strand, or simply Rosslare (Irish: Ros Láir, meaning "the middle peninsula"), 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.[2]

Rosslare

Ros Láir
Village
Rosslare's beach is accessible directly from Rosslare village
Rosslare
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°16′23″N 6°23′12″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Wexford
Population
 (2016)[1]
1,620

Tourism

Rosslare has been a tourist resort for at least 100 years.[3] It is noted as the "sunniest spot in Ireland", and records bear this out: Rosslare receives 300 hours more sunshine each year than the average place in Ireland. The long sandy strand is a Blue Flag beach.[4] The beach itself consists of sand and stone running the length of the southern peninsula which protrudes into Wexford Harbour. It is segmented by a series of timber breakwaters which are designed to retain sandy deposits along the beach.[4]

Groyne on Rosslare beach

There are a number of golf courses in the vicinity.[5] Rosslare also has several hotels, cafes and restaurants.[6]

As of the 1996 census, the village had a population of 929 people, increasing to 1,620 by the time of the 2016 census.[7] According to the April 2016 census, of the 551 occupied private households in the village, 228 were built between 2001 and 2010.[1] The village has seen an amount of building in recent years, as tax grants became available for building holiday homes in this region. As a result, there are large housing estates of holiday homes near the strand.

A long sandspit stretching north from Rosslare separates Wexford Harbour from the Irish Sea. Until the early 1920s, this spit stretched for many miles north, almost touching the Raven Point and giving a very narrow mouth to Wexford Harbour. At the end of the spit was a small fort called Rosslare Fort. In the winter of 1924-25 a storm breached the spit and it was gradually washed away. The fort was abandoned and now all that is left is an island at low tide.[8]

Rosslare is commonly known in Ireland as being in the "Sunny South-East", and in 1959 Rosslare recorded 1,996.4 hours of sunshine, the highest recorded in Ireland.[9] However, it is not the warmest or driest place in Ireland.

Climate

Met Éireann operated a weather station at Rosslare until its closure in 2007. Sunshine duration for the county is now recorded at the Johnstown Castle weather station, which has been operational since 2009. However, due to its inland location, Johnstown Castle receives considerably less sunshine than Rosslare.

Climate data for Rosslare, County Wexford, elevation 26m, (1978–2007, extremes 1956–2007)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.1
(57.4)		 14.1
(57.4)		 15.8
(60.4)		 20.1
(68.2)		 22.3
(72.1)		 25.5
(77.9)		 26.2
(79.2)		 25.9
(78.6)		 22.0
(71.6)		 21.5
(70.7)		 17.2
(63.0)		 15.6
(60.1)		 26.2
(79.2)
Average high °C (°F) 8.8
(47.8)		 8.5
(47.3)		 9.9
(49.8)		 11.3
(52.3)		 13.6
(56.5)		 16.3
(61.3)		 18.3
(64.9)		 18.5
(65.3)		 16.8
(62.2)		 14.0
(57.2)		 11.3
(52.3)		 9.5
(49.1)		 13.1
(55.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.5
(43.7)		 6.3
(43.3)		 7.5
(45.5)		 8.8
(47.8)		 11.1
(52.0)		 13.6
(56.5)		 15.5
(59.9)		 15.7
(60.3)		 14.2
(57.6)		 11.6
(52.9)		 9.0
(48.2)		 7.4
(45.3)		 10.6
(51.1)
Average low °C (°F) 4.2
(39.6)		 4.1
(39.4)		 5.1
(41.2)		 6.3
(43.3)		 8.6
(47.5)		 11.0
(51.8)		 12.7
(54.9)		 12.9
(55.2)		 11.6
(52.9)		 9.3
(48.7)		 6.7
(44.1)		 5.2
(41.4)		 8.1
(46.6)
Record low °C (°F) −5.1
(22.8)		 −4.1
(24.6)		 −2.7
(27.1)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 4.7
(40.5)		 5.2
(41.4)		 6.1
(43.0)		 2.6
(36.7)		 0.7
(33.3)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 −3.1
(26.4)		 −5.1
(22.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 88.4
(3.48)		 70.8
(2.79)		 69.1
(2.72)		 59.1
(2.33)		 55.7
(2.19)		 54.9
(2.16)		 49.9
(1.96)		 71.6
(2.82)		 75.0
(2.95)		 109.3
(4.30)		 100.9
(3.97)		 100.8
(3.97)		 905.5
(35.65)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 17 15 16 13 13 12 12 13 13 17 17 17 175
Average snowy days 1.7 2.3 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 6.2
Average relative humidity (%) 80.8 79.0 77.8 76.1 77.2 77.7 77.2 76.9 77.1 78.7 80.2 82.2 78.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours 60.3 75.7 114.1 173.9 214.9 189.9 199.5 191.1 146.1 105.5 73.3 55.2 1,599.5
Source 1: Met Éireann[10][11][12]
Source 2: European Climate Assessment & Dataset,[13]

Transport
Rosslare Strand station in 2007

Rosslare is served by a number of public transport options.

Rail transport

Rosslare Strand railway station opened on 24 June 1882.[14] The Dublin to Rosslare Europort railway serves the village.[15]

Bus transport

Two main local bus services operate; 'Wexford Bus'[16] and 'Local Link'.[17]

The village is also served by Bus Éireann routes 370 and 385. The 370 links it to Wellingtonbridge, New Ross and Waterford[18] (this bus route replaces the train service to Waterford which ceased in September 2010).

See also

References
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  5. "Rosslare Golf Club | Activities | Golf | Golf Courses | Links | All Ireland | Republic of Ireland | Wexford | Rosslare | Discover Ireland". www.discoverireland.ie. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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  10. "Rosslare 1981–2010 averages". Met Éireann. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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  12. "Absolute Minimum Air Temperatures for each Month at Selected Stations" (PDF). Met Éireann. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  13. "Climatological Information for Rosslare, Ireland". European Climate Assessment & Dataset.
  14. "Rosslare Strand" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
  15. http://www.irishrail.ie/fares-and-tickets/dublin-rosslare
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  17. http://locallinkwexford.ie/387-timetable/
  18. "Bus Éireann - View Ireland Bus and Coach Timetables & Buy Tickets" (PDF). www.buseireann.ie. Archived from the original on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  • Media related to Rosslare at Wikimedia Commons
  • Rosslare travel guide from Wikivoyage
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