BRAY ESPLANADE

From Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland (1900)

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Description of County Wicklow | Vale of Avoca | Glendalough | Bray Esplanade | Powerscourt Castle | Avondall | Wicklow Map

BRAY HEAD.—Bray Head, a magnificent promontory rising some 800 feet above the shore of the Irish Sea, is the center of one of the most beautiful scenic localities in Ireland. A winding carriage road leads to its summit, from whence the eye of the tourist on a fine day is almost dazzled by the changing panoramic scene around him. Beneath is the thriving and handsome town of Bray, much frequented as a watering place, while to the east spreads the Irish Sea, over whose waters on a clear day may be discerned the outlines of the Welsh Mountains; to the west War Hill and the Douce, and the greater and lesser Sugar Loaf, while to the south lies the Glen of the Downs, which combines at once the beauties of a glen and a huge ravine. The O'Tooles and O'Byrnes, the heroic chiefs of the district, maintained their independence down to the close of the reign of Elizabeth.

Bray Esplanade, Wicklow

Bray Esplanade

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