Hook Peninsula

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The Hook Peninsula is a peninsula in County Wexford, Ireland. It has been a gateway to south-east Ireland for successive waves of invaders, including the Vikings, Anglo-Normans and the English.

The coastline has a number of beaches. The peninsula's fishing villages, bird watching on the mudflats of Bannow Estuary, deep sea angling, snorkeling and swimming are part of the area's maritime life.{{fact|date=December 2022}} The area's rivers, valleys, estuaries and hills have long provided south-west Wexford with rich grazing land.{{fact|date=December 2022}}

See also

Further reading

  • {{cite book|title=The Hook Peninsula, County Wexford|author=Billy Colfer|publisher=Cork University Press|date=2008-04-20|isbn=9781859183786}}