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
- Hook Head, headland on the peninsula
- Hook Lighthouse, at the tip of the peninsula
- Fethard-on-Sea, a village
- Duncannon, a village
- Loftus Hall, a country house
- Slade, a village overlooked by Slade Castle
Further reading
- {{cite book|title=The Hook Peninsula, County Wexford|author=Billy Colfer|publisher=Cork University Press|date=2008-04-20|isbn=9781859183786}}
External links
- [http://www.hookpeninsula.com/ Hook Peninsula website]
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Category:Peninsulas of County Wexford
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