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Avoca Handweavers

Avoca Handweavers is the oldest working woollen mill in Ireland and one of the world's oldest manufacturing companies in the world....

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Castle Howard

Castle House is situated on the hillside west of Avoca village, overlooking the Meetings of the Waters, within a large, wooded demesne...

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Avoca Painting School

The Avoca Gallery is an exhibition space, artist studio and home to Avoca Painting School, located 10km from Arklow on the main road...

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Fr. Murphy and 1798 Memorial

Overlooking the Parade Ground on Arklow’s Main Street is an imposing monument, sculpted by George Smyth of Dublin to commemorate the...

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Arklow Maritime Museum

Arklow Maritime Museum & Heritage Research Centre, located on the North Quay, looks out over the Great Estuary of the River Avoca. As you...

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Ormonde Castle Ruins

While only the ruins of the Ormonde Castle remain, the castle origins can be traced back to the Viking times, and this site marks the...

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The 19 Arches Bridge

Straddling the Great Estuary at the mouth of the River Avoca is Arklow’s iconic Nineteen Arches bridge, built between 1754 and 1976 by...

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The Abbey of the Holy Cross

The Abbey of the Holy Cross was a Dominican Friary established in Arklow in the year 1264, at the invitation of Theobald FitzWalter...

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