This is a community heritage resource for county Wicklow, a place to explore natural heritage and history through our collection of articles, photographs, documents, oral histories and personal stories. We are working together to record and make accessible the county’s rich built, natural and cultural heritage.

2020年3月31日 · The very large number of memorials with carvings of the Passion Symbols are worthy of a special study. Excellent examples are to be seen in Rathnew Old, Trinity and, above all, Glendalough. For a full discussion on this type of memorial decoration, see the various papers published by Ada Longfield (Mrs H. G. Leask) in the J. Royal Societies of ...

The history of settlement in the area of Wicklow town stretches back to at least a Viking settlement around the ninth and tenth centuries. With the arrival of the Anglo-Normans, Henry II gave the Black Castle and its surrounds to Strongbow in 1173.

GUIDE TO ARCHAEOLOGY SOURCES FOR COUNTY WICKLOW Compiled by: Gerlanda Maniglia, Local Studies Librarian, Wicklow County Council Library Service The following is a list of books, articles, guides, brochures and websites relating to the archaeology of County Wicklow. The aim of this guide is to provide an

Discover more about nature, history, folklore and cultural heritage in Wicklow. Visit our County Wicklow site or browse the other community heritage sites to explore a treasure trove of local collections, photographs, unique articles, oral histories and personal stories.

The Goal at Wicklow town was built in 1702. On 15th Aug 1649 Oliver Cromwell landed at Ringsend Dublin, his time in Wicklow was brief but his impact, and the later impact of his armies under the control of Edmund Ludlow was great indeed. William of Orange in 1690 led the army that defeated James and his Irish partisans at the Battle of the Boyne.

2020年4月28日 · The county of Wicklow is so named after its principal town. Although the name comes from its former Norse settlers, there is some confusion as to whether its origin is in Viking Alo (Viking meadow) or Wiggingne Lough (the lake of ships).

2020年5月7日 · This study provides an overview of some mid-eighteenth-century granite headstones found in south Wicklow. Their style is a distinctive one that could be described as vernacular Baroque. Roughly contemporary with the more famous headstones of Denis Cullen, whose work extended over much of the same area, the mason responsible for the granite ...

Most of Wicklow’s important buildings were constructed during the 19th century including the Courthouse (1824), the County Infirmary (1834), The Marine on the Murrough (1839), St. Patrick’s Catholic Church (1844), the Halpin Memorial, Fitzwilliam Square (1897) and the 1798 ‘Billy Byrne’ Memorial, Market Square (1899/1900).

This paper offers background on the history of County Wicklow up to about 1200 CE. The primary focus, however, is on the High Crosses of County Wicklow. Background on the monastic sites where the crosses are found is offered along with descriptions