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County Wicklow
Wicklow, a county of Ireland, province of Leinster, bounded N by Dublin, E by the Irish sea, S by Wexford and W by Kildare and Carlow, 32 m. long N to S, and 15 to 26 broad. (Irish.) Area, 311,600 Irish acres, divided into 58 parishes. Great part of this country is mountainous, with a mixture of rocks and bogs, so as to be ill adapted for cultivation; others are well wooded, and some of the valleys fertile. Chief rivers, the Liffey and Slaney. It sends 2 members to parliament. Pop. 115,162.
[From The New London Gazetteer (1826)]
County Wicklow parishes
- Aghowle
- Ardoyne
- Arklow
- Ballinacor
- Ballintemple
- Ballykine
- Ballynure
- Baltinglass
- Blessington
- Boystown
- Bray
- Burgage
- Calary
- Carnew
- Castlemacadam
- Crecrin
- Crehelp
- Crosspatrick
- Delgany
- Derrylossary
- Donaghmore
- Donard
- Drumkay
- Dunganstown
- Dunlavin
- Ennereilly
- Freynestown
- Glenealy
- Hacketstown
- Hollywood
- Inch
- Kilbride
- Kilbride
- Kilcommon, Arklow
- Kilcommon, Ballinacor
- Kilcoole
- Killahurler
- Killiskey
- Kilmacanoge
- Kilpipe
- Kilpoole
- Kilranelagh
- Kiltegan
- Knockrath
- Liscolman
- Moyacomb
- Moyne
- Mullinacuff
- Newcastle Lower
- Newcastle Upper
- Powerscourt
- Preban
- Rathbran
- Rathdrum
- Rathnew
- Rathsallagh
- Rathtoole
- Redcross
- Tober
Almost 100% of Wicklow's tombstone inscriptions have been transcribed and indexed.
- Welcome to County Wicklow, the Garden of Ireland
Genealogy
- Irish Times - Wicklow Genealogical Resources - an excellent guide
- Graham Jaunay's On-line Irish Names Research Directory
- Wicklow - Fianna's county page
- WorldGenWeb - Wicklow queries
- On-line Irish Names Research Directory - surname listing for this county
Heritage Centre:
Periodicals
From Fianna:
- Arklow Historical Society Journal (annual),
Mr. J. Rees, 3 Meadow's Lane, Arklow, Co. Wicklow - Bray Historical Record (annual)
Mr. J. Scannall, The Old Bray Society, 19 Hazelwood, Shanganagh Road,
Shankill, Co. Dublin - West Wicklow Historical Society Journal (annual),
Mr. D. McDonnell, Ballinglass, Co. Wicklow
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