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Arklow · Co. Wicklow

Where Viking Raiders Meet Rebel Priests

June 9th, 1798, witnessed the thunder of British artillery crushing United Irish dreams when Father Michael Murphy led 27,000 rebels armed with pikes and patriotic fervor against 1,600 Crown forces defending Arklow (An t-Inbhear Mór, pronounced ahn tin-VAR more), carrying only…

Arklow is a small place in County Wicklow. We're still writing the proper hub for it — pubs, food, walks, the things to skip — and it'll appear here when it does.