Enniskerry

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Enniskerry ( Irish : Áth na Sceire or older Áth na Scairbhe ) is a small town with 1881 inhabitants (2006) in the county of Wicklow , Ireland . The place is on the Dargle River at the foot of the Wicklow Mountains .

Due to its central location, the place is the starting point for everyone who wants to visit the Wicklow Mountains . From the place you can see Sugarloaf Mountain , the "Sugar Loaf of Ireland".

The place itself offers a few small shops, pubs , a hotel and some bed and breakfasts .

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Enniskerry town center

traffic

The R117 road connects the town, which is 20 km south of Dublin , with the national road N11 , which runs south from Dublin. A bus leaves the center of Dublin every hour.

Sights in the area

  • Dublin can be easily reached by bus from Enniskerry (bus 44 from Townsend St. Dublin).
  • The park Powerscourt Gardens can be reached from the village on foot. Powerscourt Waterfall is just a short drive away.
  • the Wicklow Mountains
  • the monastery complex of Glendalough
  • the Glencree military cemetery with graves of German soldiers (8 from the First and 128 from the Second World War ), about four kilometers west of Enniskerry

Personalities

Irish singer and songwriter Chris de Burgh lives in Enniskerry .

Web links

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Coordinates: 53 ° 12 ′  N , 6 ° 10 ′  W