County Wicklow
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County Wicklow (Contae Chill Mhantáin in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. Area: 2,024 km² (781 square miles).
The county town is Wicklow (pop. 9,355), although the largest urban centre is Bray (pop. 30,951). Other main towns include Greystones (pop. 11,913) and Arklow (pop. 9,993). All of these towns are situated on the eastern coast.
County Wicklow is sometimes known as 'the last county' as it was the last of the original counties to be established - in 1605 from land previously part of County Dublin.
A 'Military Road', stretching from Rathfarnham to Aughavannagh cuts through the mountains which was built by the British army to assist them in crushing rebels still active in the Wicklow Mountains following the failed 1798 rebellion by providing them quick access to an area that had been a hotbed of Irish rebellion for centuries. Several barracks to house the soldiers were built along the route and the Glencree Reconciliation Centre was built alongside the remains of barracks there.
The Turlough Hill pumped-storage scheme, a significant civil engineering project, was carried out in the mountains in the 1960s and 1970s.
Wicklow is also known as "The Garden of Ireland". The ancient monastery of Glendalough is located in County Wicklow. The local radio station for Wicklow is East Coast FM.
The county is bordered by the Irish Sea and the counties of Carlow, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Kildare, South Dublin and Wexford. The county is considered part of the "Greater Dublin Area".
Towns in Wicklow
- Aghavannagh, Annamoe, Arklow, Ashford, Aughrim, Avoca,
- Baltinglass, Blessington, Bray,
- Carnew,
- Donard, Dunlavin,
- Enniskerry,
- Glencree, Greystones,
- Kilcoole, Kilmacanogue,
- Laragh,
- Manor Kilbride,
- Newtownmountkennedy,
- Rathnew, Rathdrum, Roundwood,
- Shillelagh,
- Tinahely,
- Wicklow, Woodenbridge
See also
External links
- [Wicklow County Council]
- [About Wicklow]
- [Map of Wicklow]
- [Map of Wicklow] by shamrockcottages.co.uk
- [Wicklow News]
- [The Wicklow Way]
- [Pictures of County Wicklow, Irelandscape]
- [Wicklow News Blog and weekly news podcast]
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