Editing Rosslare Strand (section)

==Tourism==
Rosslare has been a tourist resort for at least 100 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rosslareholidayresort.ie/rosslare-in-history|title=rosslarestrand &#124; Rosslare In History|website=rosslarestrand|access-date=19 October 2019}}</ref> It is noted as the "sunniest spot in Ireland", and records bear this out: Rosslare has consistently more sunshine hours that any other part of Ireland.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.southeastradio.ie/2022/04/rosslare-is-consistently-the-sunniest-spot-in-the-country/ | title=Rosslare is consistently the sunniest spot in the country | date=18 April 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.met.ie/climate/what-we-measure/sunshine | title=Sunshine - Met Éireann - the Irish Meteorological Service }}</ref> The long sandy strand is a [[Blue Flag beach]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.discoverireland.ie/Arts-Culture-Heritage/rosslare-strand-blue-flag-beach-2018/46254|title=Rosslare Strand Blue Flag Beach 2019 &#124; Attractions &#124; Beaches &#124; All Ireland &#124; Republic of Ireland &#124; Wexford &#124; Rosslare &#124; Discover Ireland|website=www.discoverireland.ie|access-date=19 October 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref name="auto"/>

[[File:Groyne on Rosslare beach - geograph.org.uk - 1384553.jpg|thumb|left|[[Groyne]] on Rosslare beach]]
There are a number of [[golf courses]] in the vicinity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discoverireland.ie/Activities-Adventure/rosslare-golf-club/288|title=Rosslare Golf Club &#124; Activities &#124; Golf &#124; Golf Courses &#124; Links &#124; All Ireland &#124; Republic of Ireland &#124; Wexford &#124; Rosslare &#124; Discover Ireland|website=www.discoverireland.ie|access-date=19 October 2019}}</ref> Rosslare also has several hotels, cafes and restaurants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wildandnative.ie/press-achievements|title=Multiple Award Winning Restaurant Wexford|website=www.wildandnative.ie|access-date=19 October 2019}}</ref>

At the time of the 1996 census, the village had a population of 929 people,<ref name="citypop">{{cite web| url = https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ireland/towns/wexford/14591__rosslare/ | website = citypopulation.de | title = Rosslare (Ireland) Census Town | access-date = 23 September 2023 }}</ref> increasing to 1,795 by the time of the [[2022 census of Ireland|2022 census]].<ref name="cso2022"/> According to the April 2016 census, of the 551 occupied private households in the village, 228 were built between 2001 and 2010.<ref name="cso2016">{{cite web| url = http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=F9BB2051-2EE8-48CE-8060-CD9644692CC2 | publisher = Central Statistics Office | work = Census 2016 | title = Sapmap Area - Settlements - Rosslare | date = April 2016 | access-date = 26 March 2020 }}</ref> During the early 21st century, the village saw an amount of building, including of a number of holiday homes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/council-s-planning-decisions-causing-some-concern-on-rosslare-strand-1.622208 | publisher = Irish Times | website = irishtimes.com | title = Council's planning decisions causing some concern on Rosslare Strand | accessdate = 21 October 2022 }}</ref> There are a number of housing estates of holiday homes near the strand, and the population reportedly grows from "about 1,500 to 17,000" during the summer months.<ref name="irishtimesproperty"/>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consult.wexfordcoco.ie/en/consultation/draft-wexford-county-development-plan-2021-2027/chapter/section-4-rosslare-strand-specific-objectives#:~:text=A%20long%20sandspit%20stretching%20north,small%20fort%20called%20Rosslare%20Fort.|title=Wexford Development Plan|website=Wexfordcoco.ie|access-date=13 May 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wexfordpeople.ie/news/rosslare-fort-rises-again-30921860.html|title=Rosslare Fort rises again|website=WexfordPeople.ie|access-date=19 October 2019}}</ref>