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Italians Fished Wicklow

Fishing banks off the coast of Wicklow show on an Italian map of Ireland in 1339. The area was a magnet for continental fishing fleets. More>>

Child Labour

Poor wages were common in Wicklow at the turn of the 19 th century. Life for industrial workers throughout this period was desperate. More>>

Glendalough

George Wright's view of Glendalough in 1822:

"It is a stupendous excavation, between one and two thousand yards in breadth, and about two miles and a half in extent, having lofty and precipitous mountains hanging over upon every side... More >>

FOOL'S GOLD?

A nugget weighing half an ounce was found in a river in the Vale of Avoca in the 1700s that sparked a Wicklow's Gold Rush. Ever thought of panning for gold? More>>

Arthur Young
farmer extraordinary


In 1776 County Wicklow was visited by the writer-farmer, Arthur Young. He published an account in A Tour in Ireland in 1780. Read excepts here: Part 1 | Part 2

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The purpose of this enterprise is to provide a few facets of Wicklow County to add substance and meaning to the present by examining the adventures and mishaps of those who went before us. There is also a hope that others may be inspired to add to this work. At the centre of this little nugget on the magical web is Glendalough and its surround of fine hills, rivers and lakes.

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