County Wicklow (Irish: Contae Chill Mhantáin) is one of the traditional counties of Ireland and is located within the province of Leinster. It was named after the town of Wicklow (which derives from the Old Norse name Víkingalág or Wykynlo).
The population of the county at the 2006 census was 126,194. Wicklow is the 17th largest of Ireland’s 32 counties in area and 17th largest in terms of population. It is the fourth largest of Leinster’s 12 cou...
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County Wicklow (Irish: Contae Chill Mhantáin) is one of the traditional counties of Ireland and is located within the province of Leinster. It was named after the town of Wicklow (which derives from the Old Norse name Víkingalág or Wykynlo).
The population of the county at the 2006 census was 126,194. Wicklow is the 17th largest of Ireland’s 32 counties in area and 17th largest in terms of population. It is the fourth largest of Leinster’s 12 counties in size and fifth largest in terms of population.
County Wicklow was the last of the original counties to be established in 1606 from land previously part of County Dublin and County Carlow (which then ran to the sea and included Arklow). Establishment as a distinct county was aimed at controlling local groups such as the O'Byrnes.
The Military Road, stretching from Rathfarnham to Aghavannagh crosses the mountains, north to south, was built by the British army to assist them in crushing rebels still active in the Wicklow Mountains...
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