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Arklow
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Arklow
An tInbhear Mór

Maoin na mara ár muinighin
Our hope lies in the riches of the Sea
Location


WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates:
52°47′39″N 6°09′54″W / 52.7941, -6.1649
Irish Grid Reference
T240735
Statistics
Province: Leinster
County: County Wicklow
Elevation: sea level
Population (2006) 11,712
Website: www.arklow.ie/
Arklow (Irish: An tInbhear Mór, meaning the large estuary) is a historic town in County Wicklow on the east coast of Ireland. Founded by the Vikings in the ninth century A.D., and the location of one of the bloodiest battles of the 1798 rebellion, it is now a thriving commuter town with a population of 11,721 according to the provisional 2006 census statistics. It is the second largest town in Co. Wicklow.

Arklow is situated at the mouth of the River Avoca, the longest river entirely within County Wicklow. The town is divided by the river, which is crossed by the Nineteen Arches Bridge, a stone arch bridge linking the south or main part of the town with the north part, called Ferrybank.


Avoca estuary and "19 arches" bridgeContents [hide]
1 History
2 Shipping & Shipbuilding
3 Transport & Communications
4 Industry
5 Environmental Issues
5.1 The proposed Arklow Sewerage Treatment Plant
6 Sport
7 Arklow Today
8 Music
9 See also
10 References
11 External links



[edit] History
The town's English name derives from "Arknell's Low" (Arknell was a Viking leader, a low was an area of land). Its Irish name means "the large estuary". Artifacts from the Viking Period are on display in the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin. Historically it was a major seafaring town, with both shipping and fishing using the port, and shipbuilding was a major industry. The town also has a long history of industry, in particular the chemical industry.

After the arrival of the Anglo-Normans under the leadership of Theobald Walter, ancestor of the Earls of Ormonde, was granted the town and castle of Arklow by King Henry II. In 1264 the Dominicans were granted a large tract of land, which is now known as Abbeylands, and they built an Abbey, which became known as the Priory of the True Cross or Holy Cross.

Some time after 1416 the Manor of Arklow came into the control of the MacMurrough Kings of Leinster, possibly after the death of the 4th Earl of Ormonde in 1452. In 1525 Muiris Kavanagh (McMurrough, King of Leinster 1522-31) returned the manor and castle of Arklow and its lands to his nephew Piers Butler, the Earl of Ormonde.

During the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in September 1649 Oliver Cromwell arrived at Arklow on his way to Wexford and took the surrender of the town. In 1714 James, Duke of Ormonde, sold the Manor of Arklow to John Allen of Stillorgan, County Dublin. In 1750 Allen’s eldest granddaughter Elizabeth Allen married John Proby who was raised to the peerage in 1752 as Baron Carysfort of Co. Wicklow and came into possession of the Arklow Estate.


[edit] Shipping & Shipbuilding

Arklow PortThe national sail training vessel Asgard II, and Gypsy Moth III, the yacht that Francis Chichester sailed in the first solo transatlantic yacht race in 1960, were built in Arklow. Recent times have seen large reductions in cargo and fishing and the shipyards have closed. However the town retains its significance to shipping in Ireland as the headquarters of Arklow Shipping, which maintains a fleet of 37 cargo ships.


[edit] Transport & Communications
Arklow's proximity to Dublin and its consequent attractiveness to commuters have led to much recent expansion. The town is situated near the N11 route from Rosslare to Dublin, as well as having rail connections provided by Iarnród Éireann along the same route – there are commuter services in and out of the capital. Arklow railway station opened on 16 November 1863[1]


[edit] Industry

Quarrying at Arklow RockIn 1884 Charles Stewart Parnell rented Big Rock townland from his cousin William Proby, Earl of Carysfort, and commenced quarrying. Parnell was also a supporter of the Arklow harbour scheme. The Parnell quarries closed in the 1920s.

In the early part of the 20th century, a large munitions factory, Kynoch, was established on the north side of the town. This factory employed several thousand workers during the First World War but closed shortly after it, all production being moved to South Africa. 17 workers were killed in an explosion at Kynoch in 1917. The town is also famous for its pottery (which eventually closed after first being taken over by Noritake) and for its shipbuilding industry.

In the 1960s a state-owned fertiliser factory, Nitrogen Éireann Teoranta (NET), later Irish Fertiliser Industries (IFI), was established on the outskirts of the town. This factory complex comprised a number of chemical plants and manufactured a range of fertilisers from basic raw materials. It was one of the first major chemical plants in Ireland and contributed to the present-day success of the Irish chemical industry. It closed in 2002.

There is still a good industry base in Arklow, with Servier and Allergan, still remaining, just two of the biggest manufacturers in Arklow.[2][3] Allergan have confirmed on the 30th of January, that they will move their production to Costa Rica. This will take place over the next two years.[3]


[edit] Environmental Issues
The River Avoca is generally held to be one of the most polluted rivers in Europe as a result of the long history of industry in the area, both from early mining operations, and more recent chemical industries. In previous centuries, Arklow was renowned for oyster beds, however, these were destroyed over a century ago by pollutants from mining operations flowing down the river into the estuary. A few kilometers into the Irish Sea is to be the site of the world's largest offshore wind farm known as the Arklow Bank Wind Park, currently made up of a test of seven GE 3.6 MW machines, with 106m turbines. A further 193 turbines are planned by the operating company, Airtricity. This seems to have been put on hiatus due to problems with the government


[edit] The proposed Arklow Sewerage Treatment Plant
Raw effluent from the entire town still travels through the drainage system built in the 1930s, and spews out into the River Avoca untreated via several sewage outfall pipes along the river between the bypass bridge and the Nineteen Arches bridge, on both sides of the river. The proposed sewage treatment plant was first awarded planning permission in 1993.[4] This was challenged unsuccessfully to An Bord Pleanála. An Bord Pleanála decided in favour of the Sewerage Treatment Plant but no funding arrived from government[5] and the planning permission was allowed to lapse. Further 10 year planning permission was then granted in 1999.[6] Since then it too has been challenged unsuccessfully to An Bord Pleanála.[7] The current situation is that yet another legal challenge has been mounted by the objectors to the plant. Meanwhile raw human effluence continues to flow untreated into the River Avoca. The Arklow Sea Scout group has started an online petition in favour of the proposed Sewerage Treatment Plant.[8]


[edit] Sport
Arklow has many sporting clubs, associations and facilities, including:

Arklow Sea Scouts[9],
Arklow Golf Links,
Arklow Rowing Club [10],
Arklow Rugby Club [11],
Arklow Sailing Club [12],
Arklow Town Football Club [13],
(Coral Leisure) public swimming pool,
Arklow Lawn Tennis Club
Arklow Rock Parnell Hurling Club [14],
community groups etc.

Arklow Tidy Towns Action Committee
Arklow Twinning Association
Arklow Historical Society
Revival Gospel Choir
Tommy Byrne Photographic Society [15]
Arklow Active Retirement Association

[edit] Arklow Today

Modern FerrybankThe town of Arklow has expanded rapidly in the last decade. There has been a growth in retail in the town and a new shopping centre, The Bridgewater Centre[16] opened on 4th October 2007 on Ferrybank which contains Dunnes Stores, CGC Cinemas, New Look, TK Maxx & Next amongst the main tenants. A new roundabout has been constructed at Ferrybank to allow access to Bridgewater, although congestion remains a severe problem to the town as there are just two access points from the N11, and one access point across the River Avoca.

The art-work of the famous Irish artist Nuala Holloway, can be currently seen in the town at the recently established, Riverview Bistro.



[edit] Music

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Arklow
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Arklow
An tInbhear Mór

Maoin na mara ár muinighin
Our hope lies in the riches of the Sea
Location


WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates:
52°47′39″N 6°09′54″W / 52.7941, -6.1649
Irish Grid Reference
T240735
Statistics
Province: Leinster
County: County Wicklow
Elevation: sea level
Population (2006) 11,712
Website: www.arklow.ie/
Arklow (Irish: An tInbhear Mór, meaning the large estuary) is a historic town in County Wicklow on the east coast of Ireland. Founded by the Vikings in the ninth century A.D., and the location of one of the bloodiest battles of the 1798 rebellion, it is now a thriving commuter town with a population of 11,721 according to the provisional 2006 census statistics. It is the second largest town in Co. Wicklow.

Arklow is situated at the mouth of the River Avoca, the longest river entirely within County Wicklow. The town is divided by the river, which is crossed by the Nineteen Arches Bridge, a stone arch bridge linking the south or main part of the town with the north part, called Ferrybank.


Avoca estuary and "19 arches" bridgeContents [hide]
1 History
2 Shipping & Shipbuilding
3 Transport & Communications
4 Industry
5 Environmental Issues
5.1 The proposed Arklow Sewerage Treatment Plant
6 Sport
7 Arklow Today
8 Music
9 See also
10 References
11 External links



[edit] History
The town's English name derives from "Arknell's Low" (Arknell was a Viking leader, a low was an area of land). Its Irish name means "the large estuary". Artifacts from the Viking Period are on display in the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin. Historically it was a major seafaring town, with both shipping and fishing using the port, and shipbuilding was a major industry. The town also has a long history of industry, in particular the chemical industry.

After the arrival of the Anglo-Normans under the leadership of Theobald Walter, ancestor of the Earls of Ormonde, was granted the town and castle of Arklow by King Henry II. In 1264 the Dominicans were granted a large tract of land, which is now known as Abbeylands, and they built an Abbey, which became known as the Priory of the True Cross or Holy Cross.

Some time after 1416 the Manor of Arklow came into the control of the MacMurrough Kings of Leinster, possibly after the death of the 4th Earl of Ormonde in 1452. In 1525 Muiris Kavanagh (McMurrough, King of Leinster 1522-31) returned the manor and castle of Arklow and its lands to his nephew Piers Butler, the Earl of Ormonde.

During the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in September 1649 Oliver Cromwell arrived at Arklow on his way to Wexford and took the surrender of the town. In 1714 James, Duke of Ormonde, sold the Manor of Arklow to John Allen of Stillorgan, County Dublin. In 1750 Allen’s eldest granddaughter Elizabeth Allen married John Proby who was raised to the peerage in 1752 as Baron Carysfort of Co. Wicklow and came into possession of the Arklow Estate.


[edit] Shipping & Shipbuilding

Arklow PortThe national sail training vessel Asgard II, and Gypsy Moth III, the yacht that Francis Chichester sailed in the first solo transatlantic yacht race in 1960, were built in Arklow. Recent times have seen large reductions in cargo and fishing and the shipyards have closed. However the town retains its significance to shipping in Ireland as the headquarters of Arklow Shipping, which maintains a fleet of 37 cargo ships.


[edit] Transport & Communications
Arklow's proximity to Dublin and its consequent attractiveness to commuters have led to much recent expansion. The town is situated near the N11 route from Rosslare to Dublin, as well as having rail connections provided by Iarnród Éireann along the same route – there are commuter services in and out of the capital. Arklow railway station opened on 16 November 1863[1]


[edit] Industry

Quarrying at Arklow RockIn 1884 Charles Stewart Parnell rented Big Rock townland from his cousin William Proby, Earl of Carysfort, and commenced quarrying. Parnell was also a supporter of the Arklow harbour scheme. The Parnell quarries closed in the 1920s.

In the early part of the 20th century, a large munitions factory, Kynoch, was established on the north side of the town. This factory employed several thousand workers during the First World War but closed shortly after it, all production being moved to South Africa. 17 workers were killed in an explosion at Kynoch in 1917. The town is also famous for its pottery (which eventually closed after first being taken over by Noritake) and for its shipbuilding industry.

In the 1960s a state-owned fertiliser factory, Nitrogen Éireann Teoranta (NET), later Irish Fertiliser Industries (IFI), was established on the outskirts of the town. This factory complex comprised a number of chemical plants and manufactured a range of fertilisers from basic raw materials. It was one of the first major chemical plants in Ireland and contributed to the present-day success of the Irish chemical industry. It closed in 2002.

There is still a good industry base in Arklow, with Servier and Allergan, still remaining, just two of the biggest manufacturers in Arklow.[2][3] Allergan have confirmed on the 30th of January, that they will move their production to Costa Rica. This will take place over the next two years.[3]


[edit] Environmental Issues
The River Avoca is generally held to be one of the most polluted rivers in Europe as a result of the long history of industry in the area, both from early mining operations, and more recent chemical industries. In previous centuries, Arklow was renowned for oyster beds, however, these were destroyed over a century ago by pollutants from mining operations flowing down the river into the estuary. A few kilometers into the Irish Sea is to be the site of the world's largest offshore wind farm known as the Arklow Bank Wind Park, currently made up of a test of seven GE 3.6 MW machines, with 106m turbines. A further 193 turbines are planned by the operating company, Airtricity. This seems to have been put on hiatus due to problems with the government


[edit] The proposed Arklow Sewerage Treatment Plant
Raw effluent from the entire town still travels through the drainage system built in the 1930s, and spews out into the River Avoca untreated via several sewage outfall pipes along the river between the bypass bridge and the Nineteen Arches bridge, on both sides of the river. The proposed sewage treatment plant was first awarded planning permission in 1993.[4] This was challenged unsuccessfully to An Bord Pleanála. An Bord Pleanála decided in favour of the Sewerage Treatment Plant but no funding arrived from government[5] and the planning permission was allowed to lapse. Further 10 year planning permission was then granted in 1999.[6] Since then it too has been challenged unsuccessfully to An Bord Pleanála.[7] The current situation is that yet another legal challenge has been mounted by the objectors to the plant. Meanwhile raw human effluence continues to flow untreated into the River Avoca. The Arklow Sea Scout group has started an online petition in favour of the proposed Sewerage Treatment Plant.[8]


[edit] Sport
Arklow has many sporting clubs, associations and facilities, including:

Arklow Sea Scouts[9],
Arklow Golf Links,
Arklow Rowing Club [10],
Arklow Rugby Club [11],
Arklow Sailing Club [12],
Arklow Town Football Club [13],
(Coral Leisure) public swimming pool,
Arklow Lawn Tennis Club
Arklow Rock Parnell Hurling Club [14],
community groups etc.

Arklow Tidy Towns Action Committee
Arklow Twinning Association
Arklow Historical Society
Revival Gospel Choir
Tommy Byrne Photographic Society [15]
Arklow Active Retirement Association

[edit] Arklow Today

Modern FerrybankThe town of Arklow has expanded rapidly in the last decade. There has been a growth in retail in the town and a new shopping centre, The Bridgewater Centre[16] opened on 4th October 2007 on Ferrybank which contains Dunnes Stores, CGC Cinemas, New Look, TK Maxx & Next amongst the main tenants. A new roundabout has been constructed at Ferrybank to allow access to Bridgewater, although congestion remains a severe problem to the town as there are just two access points from the N11, and one access point across the River Avoca.

The art-work of the famous Irish artist Nuala Holloway, can be currently seen in the town at the recently established, Riverview Bistro.



[edit] Music

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0726
   


   


   

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0730
   

0730
   


   


   


   



Dublin Pearse
   

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0734
   


   


   


   



Grand Canal Dock
   

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0751
   

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Brí Chulainn) is a town in northern County Wicklow, Ireland. It is a busy urban centre and seaside town of 31,901 people, making it the fourth largest town in Ireland (excluding the five cities). It is situated about 20 km (12 mi) south of Dublin on the eastern coast.

The town is the location of some industry, is home for many who commute to Dublin by car or rail, is a market town for the surrounding area and still attracts tourists particularly from Dublin at weekends. The town straddles the Dublin-Wicklow border, with a portion of the northern suburbs situated in County Dublin. Bray is home to Ireland's only dedicated film studios, Ardmore Studios where films such as Shake Hands with the Devil, Braveheart, and Breakfast on Pluto have been shot.
Bray Head summit.
Bray Head summit.
Contents
[hide]

* 1 Town arms
* 2 History
* 3 Geography
* 4 Local government
* 5 Transport
* 6 Tourist facilities
* 7 Famous residents
* 8 Education
o 8.1 Primary schools
o 8.2 Post primary schools
* 9 Sports
* 10 Charitable organisations
* 11 Churches
* 12 See also
* 13 References
* 14 External links

[edit] Town arms

As is customary in traditional town arms, the arms of Bray are devised to suggest topological features and to commemorate local history. In the shield, the central piece dividing the field in two represents the bridge over the Dargle River, which separates Bray from Little Bray. The bell represents the ruined church of Raheenacluig on Bray Head. The lion represents the arms of the O'Toole clan, who feature heavily in Wicklow's history. The martlet, or swallow is representative of the Brabazon family (the Earls of Meath) who retain a large amount of land and a manor house at Kilruddery in Bray. The mermaid is representative both of Bray's close connection with the sea, and of the O'Byrne clan, another Irish family involved in the Cromwellian wars. The motto "Féile agus Fáilte" means "hospitality and welcome.”

[edit] History

In medieval times, Bray was on the borders of the coastal district, governed directly by the English crown from Dublin Castle, known as the Pale. Inland, the countryside was under the control of Gaelic Chieftains, such as the O'Toole and O'Byrne clans. In August or September 1649 Oliver Cromwell is believed to have stayed in Bray on his way to Wexford from Dublin. During the 17th and 18th centuries, Bray was still a small fishing village, but during the latter part of the 18th century, the Dublin middle classes began to move to Bray to escape city life, while still being relatively close to the city. The Dublin & Kingstown Railway, the first in Ireland, opened in 1834 and was extended as far as Bray in 1854. With the railway, the town grew to become the largest Irish seaside resort. The outbreak of World War II put the industry 'on hold' for its duration. However, during the 1950s tourists from England, Scotland and Northern Ireland returned to Bray in great numbers to escape the austerity of post-war rationing. The town's career as a resort declined from the 1960s onwards when foreign travel became an option for large numbers of people. However, the town is still popular with visitors particularly from Dublin who come to enjoy the beach, the amusements, ice creams and fast food.

[edit] Geography
The town as seen from Bray Head.
The town as seen from Bray Head.

Bray is the ninth largest town in Ireland with a population of 31,901 inhabitants, as of the 2006 Census.

The River Dargle enters the sea here, from a source near Kippure, in the Wicklow Mountains. Bray Head is the situated at the southern end of the promenade and a well-worn track leads to the summit. The rocks of Bray Head are a mixture of greywackes and quartzite. The coastal railway line continues south from Bray along the seaward slopes of Bray Head. At the summit of Bray Head is a large concrete cross, visible from the famous Victorian promenade, which is regularly walked by locals and visitors.

The town is situated on the coast; Shankill, County Dublin is to the north, and Greystones, County Wicklow is to the south. The picturesque village of Enniskerry lies to the west of the town, at the foot of the Wicklow Mountains.

[edit] Local government

Bray is governed by a town council, but before the Local Government Act 2001 it was an urban district. Part of the northern Bray area lies within the county of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, despite its seamless integration with the rest of the town. The border between County Wicklow and County Dublin lies along Old Conna / Corke Abbey, thereby making all areas north of that point Bray, County Dublin.

Bray and Dundalk are the only town councils to have twelve members in recognition of their size. Like Dundalk, Sligo and Drogheda, Bray also uses a ward system.

The area around the Southern Cross Road to the south of Bray is not included in the area governed by Bray Town Council, but by Wicklow County Council.

[edit] Transport
Bray Daly Railway Station.
Bray Daly Railway Station.

A substantial public transport network, both north into Dublin and south into County Wicklow and County Wexford serve the town. Bray is on the DART Rail Network which stretches north to Malahide and Howth and south to Greystones. The town is also on the mainline Iarnród Éireann Rail Network which connects north to Connolly Station in Dublin city centre and further to Drogheda and Dundalk. To the south, the rail line goes through Arklow, Gorey and Rosslare Europort. Bray's train station is named after Edward Daly, an executed leader of the 1916 Easter Rising. Bray Daly Station was opened on 10 July 1854.[1]

Four bus companies pass through Bray; Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Finnegan’s Bray and the Glendalough Bus. Dublin Bus is by far the biggest operator with frequent services to and from Dublin City centre and many services within the greater Bray area. Dublin Bus also provides services to Dún Laoghaire, Enniskerry, Greystones, Kilmacanogue, Kilcoole and Newtownmountkennedy.

There are also plans to extend the Luas green line to Fasseroe, an area of development on the town's western periphery. However, the exact connection between the Luas and the town centre railway station has yet to be decided. The old Harcourt Street railway line ran from Harcourt Street in Dublin to Bray, along much of the route of the new Luas.

Bray lies along the M11 motorway corridor; an interchange at its northern side links with the M50 Dublin bypass.

[edit] Tourist facilities
Hillwalkers at the cross on the summit of Bray Head.
Hillwalkers at the cross on the summit of Bray Head.

Today, Bray is a vibrant holiday resort and boasts fine hotels and guesthouse accommodation, shops, restaurants and evening entertainment. The town also plays host to a number of high profile festival events.

Available in the vicinity are fifteen 18-hole golf courses, tennis, fishing, sailing and horse riding. Other features of Bray are the amusement arcades and games centre. There is also a leisure centre on Quinsboro Road and a National Sealife Centre on Strand Road. Bray is known as the Gateway to Wicklow and is the longest established seaside town in the country. It has a safe beach of sand and shingle to walk on, which is over 1.6 km (1 mi) long, fronted by a spacious esplanade. Bray Head, which rises steeply (241 m, 790 ft) above the sea, dominates the scene, affording views of mountains and sea. The name of the town means hill or rising ground, possibly referring to the gradual incline of the town from the Dargle bridge to Vevay Hill.

Bray makes an ideal base for walkers, ramblers and strollers of all ages. Walkers can join the many locals who stroll the mile long promenade which stretches from the harbour with its colony of mute swans to Bray Head at the southern end of the promenade from which a well worn track leads to the summit. Also very popular with walkers is the 7 km (4 mi) Cliff Walk along Bray Head to Greystones.

Other attractions in Bray include the Old Courthouse (1841), Victorian sea front and Bray harbour (1891), St Paul's Church (1609) and Bray Town Hall (1881) (now a McDonald's restaurant).

The annual Bray Summerfest is a popular tourist event, taking place over six weeks in July and August each year. Bray Summerfest features over 100 free entertainment events, including live music, markets, sporting entertainment, carnivals, and family fun. Performers who have headlined include Mundy, Brian Kennedy, The Undertones, The Hothouse Flowers, and Mary Black. In 2006, over 60,000 visitors attended the main festival weekend in mid-July.

Bray also hosts one of the largest carnival and festival events to celebrate the annual St Patrick's holiday. The Bray St Patrick's Carnival & Parade is presented by Bray & District Chamber and is a five-day festival of carnival fun, parades, and live entertainment.

Bray hosts an annual international jazz festival on the May bank holiday weekend, each year. Described by The Irish Times as 'the connoisseur's jazz festival', Bray Jazz has established itself as one of the main events taking place each year on the Irish jazz calendar.

Established in the Millennium year, the festival includes performances by leading name jazz and world music artists from Ireland and abroad, and since its foundation in the Millennium year has featured such top name jazz exponents as American jazz greatsSteve Coleman, the lateAndrew Hill, and Mike Stern, as well as the great French bass player Henry Texier and Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko.

The 2007 event featured concerts by Grammy Award nominated American trumpeter Dave Douglas, French clarinet player Louis Sclavis, Indian guitar great Debashish Bhattacharya and Gypsy jazz guitarist Angelo Debarre. In December 2007 Dave Douglas released 'Moonshine', an album based upon recordings of his concert performance at Bray Jazz Festival.

[edit] Famous residents

Throughout its history, Bray has attracted a number of famous residents and visitors. The late Chief Justice of Ireland Thomas Langlois Lefroy spent the last three years of his life (from 1866 to 1869) in Newcourt, Bray[2]. Author James Joyce lived in 1 Martello Terrace, Bray (a house that is now the home of Labour Party deputy leader, Liz McManus) during part of his childhood, from 1887 to 1891. The house next door, 2 Martello Terrace, also had its share of well-known residents, including singer Mary Coughlan, composer Roger Doyle and film director and author Neil Jordan and his then partner Beverly D'Angelo. During the 1980s Bono owned the Martello Tower after which the terrace is named. Other well-known residents of the town include singer Sinéad O'Connor, wildlife filmmaker Éamon de Buitléar[3], broadcaster Brian Farrell, music writer and singer Phil Coulter, opera star Colm Wilkinson and writers Anne Enright, winner of the 2007 Booker prize, and David Wheatley.

Comedian Dara O'Briain is also from Bray. The late comedy star Dave Allen lived in the town for a time, as did the RTÉ News journalist Charlie Bird. Ed Joyce, Middlesex and England cricket star started his cricket playing career on the cricket pitches at Aravon school and up and coming young folk singer Fionn Regan was brought up in the area, which frequently gets a mention in his lyrics.[citation needed] Former Ireland and Leinster player Reggie Corrigan, lived in Bray and attended Presentation College. Isaac Weld, famous explorer and author lived in Ravenswell, Bray from 1813 to 1856.

During the heyday of Ardmore Studios, numerous film stars stayed and socialised in the town while filming there.
Swans where the Dargle flows into the harbour.
Swans where the Dargle flows into the harbour.

[edit] Education

[edit] Primary schools

* Scoil Chualann.
* Saint Andrew's National School.
* Saint Fergal's Junior National School.
* Saint Fergal's Senior National School.
* Bray School Project National School.
* Saint Cronan's Boys National School.
* Saint Patrick's Loreto National School.
* Saint Lee's National School.
* Gaelscoil Uí Chéadaigh.
* Saint Peter's Boys National School.
* Saint Philomena's National School, Ravenswell.

[edit] Post primary schools

* Presentation College.
* Saint Kilian's Community School.
* Saint Thomas' Community School.
* Saint Brendan's College.
* Loreto Convent.
* Saint Gerard's School.
* Coláiste Ráithín.
* Language College Ireland.

[edit] Sports

* Bray Wanderers AFC.
* County Wicklow Lawn Tennis Club.
* Bray Emmetts GAA club.
* Ardmore Rovers FC.
* Wolfe Tone Youth Club.
* Saint Fergal's AFC.

[edit] Charitable organisations

* Bray Lions Club.
* St Vincent de Paul Society.

[edit] Churches

* Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
* Queen of Peace
* St. Fergal's Church, Boghall
* St Peter's Church Little Bray
* Christ Church, Bray

[edit] See also

* List of towns in Ireland
* Market Houses in Ireland
* History of rail transport in Ireland

[edit] References

1. ^ Bray station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-09-08.
2. ^ Lefroy, T. 1871, Memoir of Chief Justice Lefroy, Hodges, Foster & Co., Dublin.
3. ^ Éamonn de Buitléar (2006-03-31). The wild charm of Dargle. Irish Independent. Retrieved on 2006-08-21.

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* Primary, which can be gaelscoil, multidenominational school, or national school.
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