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Powerscourt Waterfall
Ireland's highest waterfall at 121 metres, cascading down a rock face in the beautiful Powerscourt Estate in the Wicklow Mountains.
8 km · about 15 min drive
Leinster, Ireland · Europe
Newtownmountkennedy works well as a base: 10 minutes from Charlesland, 8km from Powerscourt Waterfall.
Newtownmountkennedy is a town located in Leinster, Ireland. With a population of 2,835, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Newtownmountkennedy sits in Ireland, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/Dublin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Newtownmountkennedy to your route.
Newtownmountkennedy (Irish: Baile an Chinnéidigh, meaning 'Kennedy's town') is a small town in County Wicklow, Ireland. It developed within the historic townland of Ballygarny (Irish: Baile Ó gCearnaigh) (now Mount Kennedy Demesne), although all that remains is a motte where a church, graveyard and a castle or towerRead more
house once stood just 0.85 km (0.53 mi) north of the town. It acquired its present name in the mid-seventeenth-century, when Sir Robert Kennedy, M.P. for Kildare, made it his principal residence. It is just off the N11 road to Wexford, just south of Kilpedder and south-west of Greystones. It is about 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Wicklow town, 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Bray and approximately 35 km (22 mi) from Dublin. This town has one of the longest place names in Ireland, so is sometimes abbreviated to NTMK.
Between the 2011 and 2016 census, the population of the town increased by 17.6% (from 2,410 to 2,835 inhabitants), one of the highest growth rates in County Wicklow on the period. The area is a dormitory town for some workers commuting to Bray and Dublin.
The headquarters of Coillte, the Irish Forestry Board, are situated in the village forest. Newtownmountkennedy is in the Roman Catholic parish of Kilquade, and one of the Kilquade parish's two chapels of ease is located in the village at the junction with the Roundwood Road.
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Newtownmountkennedy is located in Leinster, Ireland, Europe. The coordinates are 53.0905 latitude, -6.1115 longitude.
Newtownmountkennedy has a population of approximately 2,835 people, making it a town in Ireland.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
waterfall
Ireland's highest waterfall at 121 metres, cascading down a rock face in the beautiful Powerscourt Estate in the Wicklow Mountains.
8 km · about 15 min drive
ancient ruins
Atmospheric early medieval monastic settlement in a glacial valley in the Wicklow Mountains, with round tower, stone churches and tranquil lakes.
17 km · about 20 min drive
mountain pass
A high crossroads pass over the Wicklow Mountains amid blanket bog, with the famous Military Road running through.
17 km · about 20 min drive
mountain pass
High mountain pass on the R756 across the Wicklow Mountains between Hollywood and Glendalough, following the medieval pilgrims' route of St Kevin's Road through wild granite moorland.
22 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A wooded river valley on the R752 in Wicklow at the meeting of the Avonmore and Avonbeg rivers.
26 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Ireland's largest cathedral and national cathedral of the Church of Ireland, once led by Jonathan Swift.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Ireland's largest zoo in Phoenix Park, one of the oldest zoos in Europe, home to over 400 animals.
32 km · about 35 min drive
racetrack
Ireland's only permanent motorsport circuit, located in County Kildare and the home of Irish national racing since 1968.
46 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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