How many towns in wicklow

Why Wicklow. Wicklow facts and figures as revealed by Census County Wicklow Population: , 4. All of County Wicklow is within easy reach of Dublin Airport. A range of digital data and mapping services enable demographic data to be mapped through Geographical Information Systems as an additional business planning support.

Housing Type in Wicklow. Local Services in Wicklow. Local Places. Trending Properties in Wicklow. Powerscourt Gardens are a major attraction. Glendalough Glendalough — The Glen of the Two Lakes — is a valley celebrated for its beauty and its historical and archaeological interest.

Kevin in the 6th century. The area also provides excellent rock-climbing, rough scrambling and ordinary hill walking. A visitor centre, located at the mouth of the valley, provides a unique opportunity to interpret the lives and times of the monks who once lived here.

Greystones Greystones is a small fishing village which has grown in size in recent years due to its close proximity to the city of Dublin. The village atmosphere has not been spoilt however by this growth and it still has the same charm and ambience of a fishing village. Greystones has a shingle beach which is used by bathers and shore anglers alike.

There are two golf courses and a driving range near to the town, and the cliff walks offer marvellous views between Greystones and Bray. Hollywood Set at the end of the Wicklow Gap road, Hollywood has long associations with Glendalough and the many pilgrims on their way to the monastic city, up until the last century when the practice ceased.

The Protestant church dates from the 17th century, and has a vaulted roof. About 3. Kilcoole Kilcoole is a small village which has grown a lot in recent years. Here, the coastline is only accessible by foot from a cul de sac which runs to the railway line. The beach is of shingle and stone, and birdwatchers will greatly appreciate the mud flats. They are part of the nature reserve which runs most of the way to Wicklow town.

The beach at Kilcoole is excellent for shore angling. The nearby ruins of a church date from the 12th century, and there are some interesting gravestones dating from the18th century. A road goes to within a short way of the summit, from which there are fine views over a wide area.

Laragh Many scenic roads meet in Laragh, the most important one being the road to Glendalough. Unless you approach this monastic valley from the Wicklow Gap you must go through Laragh.

It is a pleasant village. The Glenmacnass River runs through the village while the Avonmore River runs just south of here under the Rathdrum Road. Further along this road is Clara-Lara Fun Park, a mecca for children and the child in us all. There is boating, an adventure playground, a picnic area and a shop. Newtownmountkennedy A small village with a long place name, it now lies to the west of a new bypass road which has returned the village to the peace it once knew.

There is a nice tearoom here and all the best sporting gear can be purchased in a picturesque shop. Rathdrum The town is pitched high on the western side of the beautiful valley of the Avonmore.

It lies at the convergence of many roads and is, therefore, a good centre for touring the surrounding country. North of the town, the Avonmore flows through the Vale of Clara and the Vale of Avoca is only a few kilometres to the south. Glendalough, Glenmalure and Glenmacnass valley and other famous beauty spots are close by also. About 2km south of the town is Avodale house, which was the residence of Charles Stewart Parnell, one of the greatest political leaders of modern Irish history.