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Wicklow
The harbour of Wicklow, Ire.
Wicklow
Ireland
Also known as: Cill MhantƔin
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Wicklow, seaport and county seat, County Wicklow, Ireland, south-southeast of Dublin. St. Mantan built a church there in the 5th century. The town later became a settlement of the Vikings, who renamed it Wykingalo (Vikingsā Lough). After the Anglo-Norman invasion in the 12th century, it was granted to Maurice Fitzgerald, who built Black Castle. From then until the 17th century, the town suffered many attacks. There are remains of a 13th-century Franciscan friary and an ancient fort. The town is now a coastal holiday resort with some light industry. Pop. (2002) 7,031; (2011) 6,761.
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