Wexford County Ireland Tartan Collection
Wexford County Ireland Tartan Collection
Celebrate County Wexford with an Irish district tartan — the sunny south-east, the Model County of Irish farming, where the Normans first came ashore.
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About the County Wexford Tartan
The Wexford tartan is one of the thirty-two Irish county setts designed by Polly Wittering for the House of Edgar in the 1990s. It is a district tartan — it belongs to the county, not to any family, and anyone with a Wexford connection may wear it.
The county tartans are modern designs and are not formally sanctioned by the counties; they have earned their place through adoption by Irish families at home and abroad who want to name their own corner of the country.
Wexford Tartan Pattern and Colours
The sett draws on warm golds and greens with darker lines — the gold of ripe barley on the best tillage land in Ireland, the green of the Slaney valley, and the blue of the long strands along the sunny south-east coast.
County Wexford Heritage
Wexford is the south-eastern corner of Ireland, the sunniest part of the island, with long sandy strands from Rosslare round to Curracloe and the rich tillage land that earned it the name of the Model County. The River Slaney runs down through it to the harbour at Wexford town, itself a Norse foundation whose name comes from their tongue.
It was on the Wexford coast, at Bannow and Baginbun in 1169, that the first Norman force landed in Ireland, an arrival that changed the country's history; the barony of Forth kept its own distinct dialect, Yola, into the nineteenth century. Wexford was also the centre of the rising of 1798, and Vinegar Hill above Enniscorthy is remembered in song and story throughout Ireland.
Who Is This Collection For?
This collection is made for those born or descended in County Wexford, Slaney valley and coastal families, Enniscorthy and New Ross connections and anyone who wants an Irish tartan that names their own county.
- ✓ County Wexford families
- ✓ Slaney valley and coastal roots
- ✓ Enniscorthy and New Ross connections
- ✓ Model County farming heritage
- ✓ Irish ancestry gifts
- ✓ Warm gold and green style
How to Wear Wexford Tartan
Wexford tartan works well across caps, shirts, hoodies, scarves, ties, jackets, blankets and keepsake gifts. Its warm palette is easy to pair for everyday wear, family gatherings and county occasions.
County Wexford Tartan FAQ
Quick answers about the Wexford county tartan, who may wear it and where it comes from.
Is the Wexford tartan a clan tartan?
No — it is a district tartan for the county, open to anyone with a Wexford connection.
Who designed it?
Polly Wittering, for the House of Edgar of Perth, as one of a set of thirty-two Irish county tartans in the 1990s.
Why is Wexford called the Model County?
For the quality of its farming, long held up as an example, on some of the best tillage land in Ireland.
Where did the Normans land?
On the Wexford coast at Bannow and Baginbun in 1169 — the first Norman landing in Ireland.
What was Yola?
A distinct old English dialect spoken in the baronies of Forth and Bargy in south Wexford, surviving into the nineteenth century.
Who can wear the Wexford tartan?
Anyone with roots in or affection for County Wexford — it belongs to the place, not to a family.
Wear the County Wexford Tartan
Discover Wexford county tartan clothing, accessories and gifts — the gold of the harvest and the green of the Slaney valley.
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