Editing Rosslare Strand

{{short description |Seaside village in County Wexford, Ireland}}
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{{Use Hiberno-English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                   = Rosslare
|native_name            = {{Irish place name|Ros Láir}}
|native_name_lang       = ga
|settlement_type        = Village
|image_skyline          = Beach access, Rosslare Strand (geograph 3154741).jpg
|image_caption          = Rosslare's beach is accessible directly from Rosslare village
|pushpin_map            = Ireland
|pushpin_label_position = left
|pushpin_map_caption    = Location in Ireland
|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
|subdivision_type1      = [[Provinces of Ireland|Province]]
|subdivision_name1      = [[Leinster]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[Counties of Ireland|County]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[County Wexford]]
|established_title      = 
|established_date       = 
|unit_pref              = Metric
|area_footnotes         = 
|area_total_km2         = 
|population_as_of       = [[2022 census of Ireland|2022]]
|population_footnotes   = <ref name="cso2022">{{cite web|title=Census 2022 - F1015 Population|work=Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports |publisher=[[Central Statistics Office (Ireland)|Central Statistics Office Ireland]] |date=August 2023 |url=https://data.cso.ie/table/F1015 |access-date=16 September 2023}}</ref>
|population             = 1795
|population_density_km2 = auto
|coordinates            = {{coord|52|16|23|N|6|23|12|W|type:city_region:IE|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_footnotes    = 
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'''Rosslare Strand''', or simply '''Rosslare''' ({{Irish place name|Ros Láir|middle promontory}} or 'middle wood'),<ref name=logainm>{{cite web | url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/54355 | title = Ros Láir/Rosslare (see archive records) | publisher = [[Placenames Database of Ireland]] | website = logainm.ie | access-date = 21 October 2022 }}</ref> is a village and [[seaside resort]] in [[County Wexford]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The name Rosslare Strand is used to distinguish it from the nearby community of [[Rosslare Harbour]], site of the [[Rosslare Europort]].<ref name="irishtimesproperty">{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/renting-buying-and-holidaying-in-the-real-rosslare-1.3138072|title=Renting, buying and holidaying in 'the real Rosslare'|first=Alanna|last=Gallagher|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=19 October 2019}}</ref>

==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>

==Climate==
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.piffs.com/piffsinfos.htm |title=Forest Management In The Irish Climate Contd |publisher=Piffs.com |access-date=2015-10-18}}</ref> However, it is not the warmest or driest place in Ireland.

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. 
{{Weather box
|location = Rosslare, [[County Wexford]], elevation 26m, (1978–2007, extremes 1956–2007)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 14.1
|Feb record high C = 14.1
|Mar record high C = 15.8
|Apr record high C = 20.1
|May record high C = 22.3
|Jun record high C = 25.5
|Jul record high C = 26.2
|Aug record high C = 25.9
|Sep record high C = 22.0
|Oct record high C = 21.5
|Nov record high C = 17.2
|Dec record high C = 15.6
|year record high C = 26.2
|Jan high C = 8.8
|Feb high C = 8.5
|Mar high C = 9.9
|Apr high C = 11.3
|May high C = 13.6
|Jun high C = 16.3
|Jul high C = 18.3
|Aug high C = 18.5
|Sep high C = 16.8
|Oct high C = 14.0
|Nov high C = 11.3
|Dec high C = 9.5
|year high C = 13.1
|Jan mean C = 6.5
|Feb mean C = 6.3
|Mar mean C = 7.5
|Apr mean C = 8.8
|May mean C = 11.1
|Jun mean C = 13.6
|Jul mean C = 15.5
|Aug mean C = 15.7
|Sep mean C = 14.2
|Oct mean C = 11.6
|Nov mean C = 9.0
|Dec mean C = 7.4
|year mean C = 10.6
|Jan low C = 4.2
|Feb low C = 4.1
|Mar low C = 5.1
|Apr low C = 6.3
|May low C = 8.6
|Jun low C = 11.0
|Jul low C = 12.7
|Aug low C = 12.9
|Sep low C = 11.6
|Oct low C = 9.3
|Nov low C = 6.7
|Dec low C = 5.2
|year low C = 8.1
|Jan record low C = -5.1
|Feb record low C = -4.1
|Mar record low C = -2.7
|Apr record low C = -1.0
|May record low C = -0.3
|Jun record low C = 4.7
|Jul record low C = 5.2
|Aug record low C = 6.1
|Sep record low C = 2.6
|Oct record low C = 0.7
|Nov record low C = -2.5
|Dec record low C = -3.1
|year record low C = -5.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 88.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 70.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 69.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 59.1
|May precipitation mm = 55.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 54.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 49.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 71.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 75.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 109.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 100.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 100.8
|year precipitation mm = 905.5
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 17
|Feb precipitation days = 15 
|Mar precipitation days = 16
|Apr precipitation days = 13
|May precipitation days = 13
|Jun precipitation days = 12
|Jul precipitation days = 12
|Aug precipitation days = 13
|Sep precipitation days = 13
|Oct precipitation days = 17
|Nov precipitation days = 17
|Dec precipitation days = 17
|year precipitation days = 175
|Jan snow days = 1.7
|Feb snow days = 2.3
|Mar snow days = 1.0
|Apr snow days = 0.4
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.6
|year snow days = 6.2
|Jan humidity = 80.8
|Feb humidity = 79.0
|Mar humidity = 77.8
|Apr humidity = 76.1
|May humidity = 77.2
|Jun humidity = 77.7
|Jul humidity = 77.2
|Aug humidity = 76.9
|Sep humidity = 77.1
|Oct humidity = 78.7
|Nov humidity = 80.2
|Dec humidity = 82.2
|year humidity = 78.4
|Jan sun = 60.3
|Feb sun = 75.7
|Mar sun = 114.1
|Apr sun = 173.9
|May sun = 214.9
|Jun sun = 189.9
|Jul sun = 199.5
|Aug sun = 191.1
|Sep sun = 146.1
|Oct sun = 105.5
|Nov sun = 73.3
|Dec sun = 55.2
|year sun = 
|source 1 = Met Éireann<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.met.ie/climate-ireland/1981-2010/rosslare.html
| title = Rosslare 1981–2010 averages
| publisher = [[Met Éireann]]
| access-date = 13 October 2016}}</ref><ref name=absmax>{{cite web
| url = http://www.met.ie/climate-ireland/extreme_maxtemps.pdf
| title = Absolute Maximum Air Temperatures for each Month at Selected Stations
| publisher = [[Met Éireann]]
| access-date = 13 October 2016
| archive-date = 4 March 2016
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124135/http://www.met.ie/climate-ireland/extreme_maxtemps.pdf
| url-status = dead
}}</ref><ref name=absmin>{{cite web
| url = http://www.met.ie/climate-ireland/extreme-mintemps.pdf
| title = Absolute Minimum Air Temperatures for each Month at Selected Stations
| publisher = [[Met Éireann]]
| access-date = 13 October 2016
| archive-date = 29 January 2017
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170129063649/http://www.met.ie/climate-ireland/extreme-mintemps.pdf
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
|source 2 = European Climate Assessment & Dataset,<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/mapserver/climatology.php#bottom|title=Climatological Information for Rosslare, Ireland|publisher=European Climate Assessment & Dataset}}</ref>
|date=September 2020}}

==Transport==
[[File:Rosslare Strand.jpg|thumb|Rosslare Strand station in 2007]]
 
===Rail transport===

Rosslare is served by [[Rosslare Strand railway station]], which opened on 24 June 1882.<ref>{{cite web | title=Rosslare Strand | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | access-date=2007-09-07}}</ref> The Dublin to Rosslare Europort railway serves the village.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irishrail.ie/fares-and-tickets/dublin-rosslare| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140527050444/http://www.irishrail.ie/fares-and-tickets/dublin-rosslare| archive-date = 2014-05-27| title = Dublin Rosslare Fares}}</ref>

===Bus transport===
Two main local bus services operate; 'Wexford Bus'<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bookings.wexfordbus.com/Timetable.aspx?TimeTableRoute=5|title=Wexford Bus - Timetable|website=bookings.wexfordbus.com|access-date=19 October 2019}}</ref> and 'Local Link'.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://locallinkwexford.ie/387-timetable/| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180711225115/http://locallinkwexford.ie/387-timetable/| archive-date = 2018-07-11| title = 387 timetable - Local Link Wexford}}</ref>

The village is also served by [[Bus Éireann]] routes 370 and 385. The 370 links it to [[Wellingtonbridge]], [[New Ross]] and [[Waterford]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buseireann.ie/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220180910/http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1284376415-370.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Bus Éireann - View Ireland Bus and Coach Timetables & Buy Tickets|archive-date=20 December 2011|website=www.buseireann.ie|access-date=19 October 2019}}</ref> (this bus route replaces the train service to [[Waterford]] which ceased in September 2010).

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed>
Image:Strand Races, Rosslare (23121423661).jpg|Strand Races, Rosslare
Image:Adults and kids having fun on Rosslare Beach, Co Wexford, Ireland.jpg|People playing on the beach circa 1952
Image:Sail Away (51292495631).jpg|An [[Irish Ferries]] ship en route from [[Rosslare Europort]] to [[Pembroke Dock]], Wales in 2021
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Rosslare}}
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Rosslare}}

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[[Category:Beaches of County Wexford]]