Some areas included
on
the Wicklow Day Tour
Enniskerry
Enniskerry is a
small village on the border of Co. Wicklow & Co. Dublin and
nestles under the imposing Sugarloaf Mountain. Built in the
mid-eighteenth century for
the workers of the Powerscourt estate
which date back to the thirteenth century when the Power family
built a castle there.
Glencree
Lying
about six miles west of Enniskerry, the tiny village of Glencree,
with its beautiful valley stretching away southeast to the Wicklow
Way, is a quiet place with wonderful views of the Sugarloaf
Mountains. Glencree is also the home
of a German Military
Cemetery. This is one of the many German war cemeteries in Western
Europe, which collectively contain a total of over one and a half
million known German combatants.
Today Glencree is a working
reconciliation centre with restaurant
attached.
Lough Tay
Lough Tay whose
scree sides plunge straight into the water is owned by
a member
of the Guinness family.
The white sandy beaches were generated
from imported sand. The black waters against the white sand is
comparable to
a pint of the famous family
stout
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Meeting of the Waters
At the
Meeting of the Waters two miles north of Avoca beneath turreted
Castle Howard, the Avonmore and Avonbeg rivers come together to form
the river Avoca.
The poet Thomas Moore immortalized this meeting
point of the rivers almost 200 years ago. Here on a rustic seat,
formed from the root of a tree, Moore is said to have written the
words of the Irish Melody, "The vale of Avoca". The adjacent pub
"The Meetings" and the area around this landmark are renowned
for traditional music ballad
sessions.
Avoca
Avoca Village is the
location of the very popular BBC TV Series "Ballykissangel".
The
village set includes the Church of Saints Mary and Patrick, built in
1862 and "Fitzgerald’s" the local watering hole. Avoca is situated
in a picturesque valley, which extends from the Meeting of the
Waters
to Woodenbridge and is at a focal point
of route ways
from Arklow, Aughrim, Woodenbridge, Rathdrum and Redcross.
Glendalough
Known in Irish as ‘Glenn
of the two lakes', Glendalough is a glacially sculpted green valley
of characteristic Irish beauty. Today, visitors can find
well-preserved ruins 24km (15 miles) west of Wicklow, including the
famous Round Tower, many stone crosses, a cathedral and churches.
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