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Luggala ( Irish: Log an Lá, meaning 'Hollow of the hill'), [a] also called Fancy Mountain (from Irish Fuinnse 'ash-tree') [2] at 595 metres (1,952 ft), is the 230th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale. Being below 600 metres (2,000 ft), it does not rank on the Vandeleur-Lynam or Hewitt scales. Luggala is in the northeastern section of ...
UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST )) Grangecon. Main street. Village centre. Grangecon ( Irish: Gráinseach Choinn, meaning "grange of the hound") [1] is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It has a population of about 200 people, [citation needed] and is located between Baltinglass and Dunlavin .
Dunlavin. / 53.0556°N 6.7039°W / 53.0556; -6.7039. Dunlavin ( Irish: Dún Luáin) [2] is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland, situated about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south-west of Dublin. It is centred on the junction of the R412 and R756 regional roads. It was founded around the end of the 17th century and became a prominent town in ...
Brittas Bay. Brittas Bay ( Irish: Cuan an Bhriotáis) in County Wicklow, Ireland is a 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) stretch of beach on the Irish Sea coast, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Wicklow. The beach and associated dunes are very popular with Dubliners and are one of the most frequented beaches by residents of the capital during the summer.
The Mining Company of Ireland (MCI) was a mining company which operated in Ireland, starting in 1824.. History. The Mining Company of Ireland (MCI) was formed in 1824 by an Act of Parliament following an inaugural meeting of interested philanthropic gentlemen in Dublin on 5 February 1824 in the Dublin Chamber of Commerce.
NPWS National Parks and Wildlife Service. Wicklow Mountains National Park ( Irish: Páirc Náisiúnta Sléibhte Chill Mhantáin) is a 205-square-kilometre (51,000-acre) protected area in Ireland, one of eight national parks in the country. [1] The park stretches through County Wicklow as well as small areas of South Dublin and Dún Laoghaire ...
The village and parish of Kilbride is located within a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Special Area of Conservation (002122) encompassing the Wicklow Mountains extends across Shankill, Cloghleagh, Scurlocksleap, Athdown and Kippure. People. Former or current residents of the village have included:
Newtownmountkennedy (Irish: Baile an Chinnéidigh, meaning 'Kennedy's town') is a small town in County Wicklow, Ireland.It developed within the historic townland of Ballygarny (Irish: Baile Ó gCearnaigh) (now Mount Kennedy Demesne), although all that remains is a motte where a church, graveyard and a castle or tower house once stood just 0.85 km (0.53 mi) north of the town.