20th Century To Present
The first fully surviving Census of Population for County Wexford dates from 1901.
In the early decades of the 20th century, many people from County Wexford emigrated to the USA – most travelled from Cobh (then called Queenstown), County Cork, via passenger Ship to Ellis Island, New York. Some remained in the USA, but many others later returned home.
Read more about this topic: History Of County Wexford
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