Wicklow

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noun

1. a county in Leinster province, in the E Republic of Ireland. 782 sq. mi. (2,025 sq. km). : Wicklow.

Wicklow

/ ˈwɪkləʊ /

noun

1. a county of E Republic of Ireland, in Leinster province on the Irish Sea: consists of a coastal strip rising inland to the Wicklow Mountains ; mainly agricultural, with several resorts. County town: Wicklow. Pop: 114 676 (2002). Area: 2025 sq km (782 sq miles)
2. a port in E Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Wicklow. Pop: 9355 (2002)

Example Sentences

I have pictures back in my home in County Wicklow that were going to be thrown out when my grandfather died.

From The Daily Beast

After a while, Mrs. Wicklow looked at the clock, and instantly became overclouded with an extreme gravity.

From Project Gutenberg

I asked of a man regarding an old graveyard near Blessington in Wicklow.

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I once heard an old Wicklow woman say of some very rich people 'why these people could ait goold.'

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Many years ago this proverb was quoted by the late Serjeant Armstrong in addressing a jury in Wicklow.

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From a district in Wicklow called Shillelah, formerly noted for its oak woods, in which grand shillelahs were plentiful.

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