Avoca and Co. Wicklow - Introduction

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Co. Wicklow is known in Ireland as the Garden of Ireland because of its rich colour and magnificent scenery. The gentle sloping granite mountains in the west, the more rugged quartzite and slate landscape in the east and the low-lying fertile plains in between give a variation of scenery which is very accessible and attractive.

The Avoca River Valley area and the Village of Avoca are set in the heart of Co. Wicklow mid-way between the larger towns of Wicklow and Arklow. It is a very picturesque valley with a colourful backdrop of deciduous forests which give it a colourful appearance for 9 months of the year. Its beauty inspired the immortal words of the poet Thomas Moore when he wrote about Avoca that

"There is not in this wide world a valley so sweet as that vale in whose bosom the bright waters meet"

Its beauty has been seen around the world in the scenic rural views shown on the BBC TV series Ballykissangel, much of which was filmed in Avoca and the surrounding area.

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