Arklow

Arklow, a seaport of Wicklow, 49 miles S. of Dublin, at the mouth of the lovely Avoca, which is crossed here by a bridge of nineteen arches. Near it is Shelton Abbey, the seat of the Earl of Wicklow. There are ruins of the castle of the Ormonds, destroyed by Cromwell in 1649, and traces of an ancient monastery. In 1798, a bloody encounter took place here between the government troops and the United Irishmen. Pop. (1871) 5178; (1881) 4777; (1891) 4172.