Wicklow Hurlers
Wicklow ( ; ga, Cill Mhantáin , meaning 'church of the toothless one'; non, Víkingaló) is the county town of County Wicklow in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island. According to the 2016 census, it has a population of 10,584. The town is to the east of the M11 motorway (Ireland), M11 route between Dublin and Wexford. It also has Rail transport in Ireland, railway links to Dublin, Wexford, Arklow, and Rosslare Europort. There is also a commercial port for timber and textile imports. The River Vartry is the main river flowing through the town. Geography Wicklow town forms a rough semicircle around Wicklow harbour. To the immediate north lies 'The Murrough', a grassy walking area beside the sea, and the eastern coastal strip. The Murrough is a place of growing commercial use, so much so that a road by-passing the town directly to the commercial part of the area commenced construction in 2008 and was completed in summer ...
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River Vartry
The River Vartry (; ) is a river in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and an important water source for the city of Dublin.Dublin on a knife-edge when it comes to water supply
''Irish Times'' March 10, 2018

Name

The river first appears in 12th-century records with the name ''Fertir'' or ''Fortir''. This is believed to derive from an Old Irish term meaning "fortress", perhaps referring to a ringfort at Glasnamullen. Similar placenames are found at Forther, Forthar, Fortriu and Ferter in Scotland.

Course

The Vartry rises in ''Calary Bog'' under the Great Sugar Loaf mountain in northern County Wicklow. Passing through a Dublin municipal reservoir complex, it flow ...
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