Bray, County Wicklow

Bray ; Bré ; Bray
Coordinates	53 ° 12 ′ N , 6 ° 7 ′ W Coordinates: 53 ° 12 ′ N , 6 ° 7 ′ W
Symbols
	coat of arms
	coat of arms
	Motto ; "Féile agus Fáilte"
Basic data
Country	Ireland
province	Leinster
county	Wicklow
ISO 3166-2	IE-WW
height	18 m
Residents	32,600 (2016)
Website	braytowncouncil.ie (English)

Bray ( Irish Bré , pronunciation : [ bʲɾʲeː ], Eng . Slope, embankment, hill) is a seaside resort in County Wicklow, Ireland . Bray is a good twenty kilometers south of Dublin .

geography

Bray Bay with the Wicklow Mountains in the background

Bray from Bray Head of

Bray is the largest city in County Wicklow with 32,600 inhabitants (2016). The Dargle River flows into the sea here.

The neighboring cities are Dalkey and Shankill in the former County Dublin in the north, Greystones in County Wicklow in the south, and in the west Enniskerry at the foot of the Wicklow Mountains . The highest points in the area are the Great Sugar Loaf at 501 m, Little Sugar Loaf at 342 m, and Bray Head at 241 m.

Attractions

Bray Head
National Sealife Center
Scenic Cliff Walk
Old Courthouse (1841)
Victorian Seafront and Bray Harbor (1891)
St. Paul's Church (1609)
Bray Town Hall (1881)

Others

Nearby St Valery's Cross dates back to Celtic times.

Further inland near Bray and Shankill are the remains of an old lead smelter, remnants of the lead mines in Ballycorus.

Bray is also home to the Aardmore Studios, the largest film studios in Ireland.

In the old Irish myth Táin Bó Froích (“Driving away the Froech cattle”), Bré (the “black water” of Dublinn Fraích ) plays a role in the attempt by King Ailill mac Máta of Connacht to kill the unloved son-in-law Froech .

At the eastern foot of the Bray Head lies the first hidden geocache in Europe, “Europe's First”.