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Visiting Avoca, in Wicklow County Ireland

Published on January 9, 2009 By Lauren D. Collins

Avoca is a small village near Arklow in County Wicklow, Ireland, where Avoca Handweavers, the well known clothing manufacturing and retail business, first started out. The picturesque village of Avoca itself is the fictional home of the BBC’s Ballykissangel. The Avoca brand has fast become a real success story and the company now employs around [...]

Wicklow Ireland – Traveling Back Through the Ages

Published on December 14, 2008 By Lauren D. Collins

Want to travel back in time in Ireland? Wicklow County holds a treasure of site for the historically- and culturally-minded traveler. This story is courtesy of “West Coast Woman”, by Suzanne Barratt First up is Powerscourt House and Gardens. Situated dramatically at the foot of Great Sugar Loaf Mountain in County Wicklow is one of [...]