County Wicklow - Towns

Between Roundwood and Laragh is the pretty village of Annamoe, in pleasant wooded surroundings on the banks of the Annamoe River. It has a fun park, trout farm and adventure play area built around the Avonmore River. Past president of Ireland, Erskine Childers, spent much time at nearby Glendalough House and is buried at Derrylossery, close to the village. Ammanoe is associated with a remarkable adventure of the youthful Laurence Sterne. 'It was in this parish during our stay that I had the wonderful escape of falling through a millrace whilst the mill was going and of being taken out unhurt. The story is incredible, but known for truth in all that part of Ireland, where hundreds of people flocked to see me'.

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Arklow is one of the main seaside resorts on the east coast and is beautifully situated at the mouth of the River Avoca, in the extreme south of the county. Fishing and shipping are traditional here. The yacht that Sir Francis Chichester brought around the world - Gipsy Moth III - was built in Arklow shipyard. The town's famous pottery products are exported worldwide.

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Ashford is a pretty village on the Dublin-Wicklow road. Beside the River Vartry, just east of the town are the breathtaking Mount Usher Gardens. Designed in 1868 by Edward Walpole, these romantic gardens contain many rare shrubs and trees, from Chinese conifers and bamboos to Mexican pines and pampas grass. The gardens are open to the public every day during the summer season.

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Known as the Granite village because of its many buildings constructed from Wicklow Granite, Aughrim is beautifully situated at the junction of several mountain valleys. The valley of the River Ow boasts magnificent scenery, which extends north-west of Aughrim for about 10 miles to the foot of Lugnaquilla Mountain. The Rivers Aughrim, Ow and Derry hold numerous small brown trout.

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South of Rathdrum, the Avonmore and Avonbeg Rivers join to form the Avoca River, about 3 miles north of Avoca village; this is the famous Meeting of the Waters. Overlooking the scene is Castle Howard, situated on a cliff by the river's eastern bank. Nearby is Tom Moore's tree, where the poet is said to have spent long hours in contemplation. Now it is a stark skeleton, railed off to save it from souvenir-hunters. The Vale of Avoca is especially lovely in late spring, when drifts of white blossom from the wild cherry trees are in stark contrast to the green foliage. On either side of the valley, the ground rises in little hills, culminating on the western side in a background of mountains. Valuable deposits of pyrites lie in the valley They contain ores of copper, lead, zinc and sulphur (no longer mined). In Avoca village a weaving centre is open to the public; its products are internationally renowned.

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