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The Hook Peninsula is a long, thin peninsula on the coast of County Wexford, projecting south-west into the Atlantic Ocean, and forming the east side of Waterford Harbour. The headland at the end of the peninsula is Hook Head, and here stans the Hook Lighthouse, guarding the entrance to Waterford Harbour.

This peninsula has been a gateway to south-eastern Ireland for successive waves of newcomers and invaders, including the Vikings, Anglo-Normans and the English.

The coastline offers a beach a day for a fortnight and is one of the special attractions of this area. Pretty fishing villages, bird watching on the mudflats of Bannow Bay, deep sea angling, snorkeling and swimming are part of the area's maritime life. Rivers, valleys, estuaries and rolling hills have long provided south-west Wexford with rich grazing land.

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References

  • Billy Colfer (2008-04-20). The Hook Peninsula, County Wexford. Cork University Press. ISBN 9781859183786.