Old and historic pictures and images of Wicklow, Ireland County
Wicklow From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Scroll down to
pick a town and see the old pictures. County Wicklow (Irish:
Contae Chill Mhantáin) is a county on the east coast of the
Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. Area: 2,024 km² (781
square miles). The county is bordered by the Irish Sea and the
counties of Carlow , Kildare , Wexford and two parts of what was
County Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and South Dublin . The
county is part of the "Greater Dublin Area". Wicklow is known as
"The Garden of Ireland" because of its scenery. The county town
is Wicklow (pop. 9,355), although the largest urban centre is
Bray (pop. 31,901), on the northern border and effectively a
Dublin suburb. Other main towns include Greystones (pop. 11,913)
and Arklow (pop. 11,721). All of these towns are situated on the
east coast. County Wicklow is sometimes known as 'the last
county' as it was the last of the original counties to be
established - in 1606 from lan