Places and Cities in Ireland
The name Wicklow is of Viking origin – Vykyngelo – meaning meadow of the Vikings. 1000 BC is believed to be the time of the first settlers arriving. They lived mostly around the banks of river Vartry, where they fished and hunted. This region also houses a Nati’s Mount – a mound of earth harboring…
Bray is a seaside town in north of County Wicklow. It lies about 20 kilometers from Dublin and its name Bray or Bré comes from an Irish word for hill or rising ground. Bray was on the southern border of the Pale during the medieval times and it was ruled by the English crown from…