John F. Kennedy Arboretum
Dedicated to the memory of the 35th U.S. president, this 240-hectare (593-acre) arboretum is about 32km (20 miles) west of Wexford and overlooks the simple thatched cottage where JFK's great-grandfather was born. The whole thing was initiated with financial help from a group of Irish Americans, although the Irish government funds it now. Plants and trees from five continents grow here. There are play and picnic areas, and there's a small miniature railway as a sort of payback to the kids who must find it all a bit dull. A hilltop observation point (at 266m/872 ft.) presents a sweeping view of County Wexford and five neighboring counties, the Saltee Islands, the Comeragh Mountains, and parts of the rivers Suir, Nore, and Barrow.
Dedicated to the memory of the 35th U.S. president, this 240-hectare (593-acre) arboretum is about 32km (20 miles) west of Wexford and overlooks the simple thatched cottage where JFK's great-grandfather was born. The whole thing was initiated with financial help from a group of Irish Americans, although the Irish government funds it now. Plants and trees from five continents grow here. There are play and picnic areas, and there's a small miniature railway as a sort of payback to the kids who must find it all a bit dull. A hilltop observation point (at 266m/872 ft.) presents a sweeping view of County Wexford and five neighboring counties, the Saltee Islands, the Comeragh Mountains, and parts of the rivers Suir, Nore, and Barrow.
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