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Avoca (Irish: Abhóca, formerly Abhainn Mhór, meaning 'the great river') [2] is a small town near Arklow, in County Wicklow, Ireland.It is situated on the River Avoca.. The Avoca area has been associated with its copper mines for many years and the valley has been celebrated by Thomas Moore in the song "The Meeting of the Waters".
The Avoca (Irish: Abhainn Abhóca) is a river in County Wicklow, Ireland.It is contained completely within the county. Its length is 35 miles (56.3 km). [1]The Avoca starts life as two rivers, the Avonmore (Irish: Abhainn Mhór, meaning 'Big River') and the Avonbeg (Irish: Abhainn Bheag, meaning 'Small River').
Avoca Handweavers, now mostly known simply as Avoca, is a clothing manufacturing, retail and food business in Ireland. The company began in Avoca , County Wicklow , and is the oldest working woollen mill in Ireland and one of the world's oldest manufacturing companies.
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It flows in a generally southerly direction for approximately 30 km (19 mi) before joining the Avonbeg at the Meeting of the Waters (Cumar an dá Uisce) to form the River Avoca, [1] which in turn discharges into the Irish Sea at Arklow. From source to sea the river remains in East Wicklow.
Avoca railway station served the town of Avoca in County Wicklow. [1] The station was known as Ovoca until 1912. [ 1 ] It opened on 18 July 1863 and was closed on 30 March 1964 except for special excursions.
Lugnaquilla, at 925 metres (3,035 ft) above sea level, is the tallest peak in the range, the highest mountain in Ireland outside of County Kerry, and Ireland's 13th-highest mountain overall. [22] The Wicklow Mountains National Park , located in the middle of the county, is a dedicated protected area covering 205 square kilometres (50,657 acres ...
The following places in countries other than Ireland are named after places in Ireland. Massive emigration, often called the Irish diaspora, from Ireland in the 19th and 20th centuries resulted in many towns and regions being named or renamed after places in Ireland. The following place names sometimes share strong ties with the original place ...