Arklow

"Arklow" is also the name of a small townland in south County Wexford

Arklow
An tInbhear Mór
Town
Avoca River and Bridgewater Shopping Centre
Avoca River and Bridgewater Shopping Centre
Coat of arms of Arklow
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Maoin na mara ár muinighin
Our hope lies in the riches of the sea
Arklow is located in Ireland
Arklow
Arklow
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°47′39″N 6°09′54″W / 52.7941°N 6.1649°W / 52.7941; -6.1649
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Wicklow
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
13,399
Irish Grid ReferenceT240735
Websitewww.visitarklow.ie
Arklow Port 2014

Arklow (/ˈɑːrkloʊ/ ARK-loh; from Old Norse Arnkell-ló 'meadow of Arnkell';[2] Irish: An tInbhear Mór, lit. 'the great estuary') is a town in County Wicklow on the southeast coast of Ireland. The town is overlooked by Ballymoyle Hill. It was founded by the Vikings in the ninth century. Arklow was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the 1798 rebellion. Its proximity to Dublin led to it becoming a commuter town with a population of 13,163 as of the 2016 census.[3][4] The 2022 census recorded a population of 13,399.[1] The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[5]

Arklow is at the mouth of the River Avoca, the longest river wholly within County Wicklow. The town is divided by the river, which is crossed by the Nineteen Arches Bridge, a stone arch bridge linking the southern or main part of the town with the northern part, called Ferrybank. The Nineteen Arches Bridge is the longest handmade stone bridge in Ireland, and a plaque on the south end of the bridge acknowledges this.

  1. ^ a b "Census of Population 2022 - Population Snapshot - Towns: Arklow". Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ^ Field, John (1980). Place-names of Great Britain and Ireland. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 25. ISBN 0389201545. OCLC 6964610.
  3. ^ "Sapmap Area – Settlements – Arklow". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Sapmap Area – Former Legal Town – Arklow Legal Town". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "An tInbhear Mór/Arklow". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 15 September 2024.