Wicklow Town Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Wicklow Town
The town's English name is simply Wicklow, probably fromWykinglo"Viking meadow", but the same name is also used for the county, so these pages call it "Wicklow Town" wherever ambiguity might arise. TheIrishname is unrelated:Cill Mhantáinmeaning "church of the toothless one", supposedly because a colleague of St Patrick got his teeth knocked out by hostile locals, but still succeeded in establishing a church here. This area is lowland but was slow to urbanise. It was connected by railway from 1855 but the roads were poor until the 1950s, when N11 was improved along the coast between Dublin and Wexford. This has now been upgraded to motorway, promoting industry and commuter and leisure transport. The River Vartry, which is dammed to supply water to Dublin near its source above Roundwood, alm
Top Attractions in Wicklow Town
Explore the best things to see and do in Wicklow Town:
- ★Avondale Forest Park
- ★Kilmacurragh Botanic Gardens
- ★Mount Usher Gardens
- ★Wicklow Gaol
Where to Eat in Wicklow Town
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Brass Fox
Where to Stay in Wicklow Town
- 🏨Bridge Tavern
- 🏨Chester Beatty Inn
- 🏨Hunter's Hotel
- 🏨Tinakilly Country House
Wicklow Town Travel Guide Sections
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