Arklow
Sign in to saveArklow ( ; ; ) is a town in County Wicklow on the southeast coast of Ireland. The town is overlooked by Ballymoyle Hill. It was founded by the Vikings in the ninth century. Arklow was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the 1798 rebellion. Its proximity to Dublin led to it becoming a commuter town with a population of 13,163 as of the 2016 census. The 2022 census recorded a population of 13,399. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
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- Town
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- Arklow
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- ga
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- Our hope lies in the riches of the sea
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- Ireland
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- right
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- Location in Ireland
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- Ireland
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- Instance of
- town
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Wicklow
- Elevation
- +20
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Body of water
- Irish Sea
- Official website
- www.arklow.ie
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- Arklow - aerial - 2025-07-13 24.jpg
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Arklow ( ; ; ) is a town in County Wicklow on the southeast coast of Ireland. The town is overlooked by Ballymoyle Hill. It was founded by the Vikings in the ninth century. Arklow was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the 1798 rebellion. Its proximity to Dublin led to it becoming a commuter town with a population of 13,163 as of the 2016 census. The 2022 census recorded a population of 13,399. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
Arklow is at the mouth of the River Avoca, the longest river wholly within County Wicklow. The town is divided by the river, which is crossed by the Nineteen Arches Bridge, a stone arch bridge linking the southern or main part of the town with the northern part, called Ferrybank. The Nineteen Arches Bridge is the longest handmade stone bridge in Ireland, and a plaque on the south end of the bridge acknowledges this.
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ArklowCivil parishes of County WicklowFormer urban districts in the Republic of IrelandPort cities and towns in the Republic of IrelandPort cities and towns of the Irish SeaTownlands of County WicklowTowns and villages in County WicklowUse Hiberno-English from October 2013Viking Age populated places