"Bray Head Bray Head () is a hill and headland located in northern County Wicklow, Ireland, between the towns of Bray and Greystones. It forms part of the Wicklow Mountains and is a popular spot with hillwalkers. At the top of the head is a concrete cross which was placed there in 1953 during the holy year. Every Good Friday, hundreds of local people climb to the top of the head in a Good Friday procession marking the stations of the Cross as they go along, with the final station being held at the holy year cross. The headland and"
"its colony of mute swans, to the base of Bray Head at the southern end. A track leads to the summit. Also used by walkers is the Cliff Walk along Bray Head out to Greystones. In January 2010, Bray was named the ""cleanest town in Ireland"" in the 2009 Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) survey of 60 towns and cities. The Bray St. Patrick's Carnival and Parade is presented by Bray & District Chamber to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day, and is a five-day festival of carnival events, parades and live entertainment. Bray also hosts a yearly silent film festival, the"
"Baltray Baltray (historically ""Ballytra"", from ) is a village and townland in County Louth, Ireland. It sits on the northern shore of the River Boyne estuary. The village has developed since the latter half of the twentieth century as a dormitory village serving the nearby town of Drogheda, which is located inland, to the west of Baltray. It has a public house. Baltray is known for the County Louth Golf Club (links). Baltray golf club has also held many championships over the course of it being open. Some of these championships include the '3' Irish Open and in 2010 the"
"the Martello Hotel on Strand Road presents music, literature, dance and visual arts. Bray is home to Ireland's oldest film studios, Ardmore Studios, established in 1958, where films such as ""Excalibur"", ""Braveheart"" and ""Breakfast on Pluto"" have been shot. ""Custer's Last Stand-up"" was filmed in Bray and the town was also used to film Neil Jordan's 2012 film ""Byzantium"", part of which was shot in the Bray Head Inn. Neil Jordan's 1991 film ""The Miracle"" is set in Bray. The Mermaid Arts Centre is the only venue for cinema in Bray. The mainstream cinema on the Quinsborough Road closed down"
"Brawny (barony) Brawny () is a barony in south–west County Westmeath, Ireland. It was formed by 1672. It is bordered by County Roscommon to the west. It also borders two other Westmeath baronies: Kilkenny West (to the north–east) and Clonlonan (to the south-east). The largest centre of population in the barony is the town of Athlone. Brawny has an area of . The barony contains a small part of the southern end of the second largest lake on the River Shannon, Lough Ree. It also includes part of the eastern half of the Shannon as far as Long Island to"
"Bray Jazz Festival Bray Jazz Festival is an Irish jazz music festival that takes place in Bray, Ireland, on the May bank holiday weekend. The 2018 edition of Bray Jazz Festival takes place May 4th-6th. The event has established a reputation as Ireland's leading contemporary jazz music festival event. Participating will be Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas Quintet: Sound Prints, with Joey Baron, Linda Oh and Lawrence Fields; pianist Bobo Stenson and singer China Moses, amongst others. Bray Jazz was established in 2000 with part-funding from Ireland's National Millennium Fund. Although boutique in scale, Bray Jazz has featured many of"
"south of County Dublin. Shankill, County Dublin lies to the north, and Greystones, County Wicklow to the south. The village of Enniskerry lies to the west of the town, at the foot of the Wicklow Mountains. People participate in such sports as sailing, rowing, and swimming. The beach and seafront promenade are used by residents and visitors. While Bray's promenade and south beach is to a Blue Flag standard, the north beach has been impacted by erosion and leaching pollution since the closure and sale of a municipal landfill in the late 20th century. The River Dargle which enters the"
"on the 1598 map ""A Modern Depiction of Ireland, One of the British Isles"" by Abraham Ortelius as ""Brey"". The Earl of Meath purchased the Kilruddery estate in Bray in 1627 with the establishment of the Earl title. During the 17th and 18th centuries, Bray was a small manorial village, but during the latter part of the 18th century, the Dublin middle-classes began to move to Bray. The Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first in Ireland, opened in 1834 and was extended as far as Bray in 1854. With the coming of the railway, the town grew to become a"
"regional qualifying for the British Open was also held here. The area is also known for the ""Baltray standing stones"", a group of megaliths. Bus Éireann route 189 serves Baltray several times a day (but not Sundays) linking it to Drogheda, Duleek, Ashbourne, Termonfeckin and Clogherhead. Drogheda railway station is approximately 8 km distant. Baltray Baltray (historically ""Ballytra"", from ) is a village and townland in County Louth, Ireland. It sits on the northern shore of the River Boyne estuary. The village has developed since the latter half of the twentieth century as a dormitory village serving the nearby town"
"wooded area to the side of the village. The hotel was previously the personal mansion of the Browne family, the landlords of the area until the mid-20th century. The village also features a 19th-century post office and school teachers residence, both of which are now disused. Breaffy also has a Gaelic Athletic Association pitch. Breaffy GAA-teams are the Mayo County ""A"" minor Champions and County under-21 B Champions. Breaffy Breaffy, officially Breaghwy (; ), is a village near Castlebar in County Mayo, Ireland. It is southeast of Castlebar and has a population of about 1,500. The Shamrock Bar, a small"
"parks on its southern periphery. Commuter links between Bray and Dublin are provided by rail, Dublin Bus and the M11 and M50 motorways. The name of the town in Irish, ""Bré"", though sometimes translated as 'hill' or 'rising ground', may derive from an ancient name for the River Dargle or one of its tributaries. In medieval times, Bray was on the southern border of the Pale, and the coastal district was governed directly by the English crown from Dublin Castle. Inland, the countryside was largely under the control of Gaelic Chieftains, such as the O'Toole and O'Byrne clans. Bray features"
"unlicensed restaurants and cafes, and fast food outlets in Bray. In 2015, ""The Irish Times"" published a study which analysed the presence of fast food outlets in Ireland. Bray was found to have the lowest per capita concentration of the ten towns and cities included, with just 0.09 stores per 1,000 people. There is a designated arts centre, several galleries, venues hosting live music and performance and a variety of arts groups operating in the community. The Mermaid Arts Centre opened in 2002 at the St. Cronan's Civic Offices Development off Main Street. The Centre has a two hundred and"
"Breaffy Breaffy, officially Breaghwy (; ), is a village near Castlebar in County Mayo, Ireland. It is southeast of Castlebar and has a population of about 1,500. The Shamrock Bar, a small pub, is located next to St. Aloysius' Roman Catholic Church, which was built in 1976 replacing a 19th-century church. St. John's National School is opposite and is composed of the original school building from 1890, now used as a community centre, and a modern school building that has been substantially developed since the 1990s and has 308 pupils. The four star Breaffy House Hotel is located in a"
"an executed leader of the 1916 Easter Rising. Bray Station was opened on 10 July 1854. Bray lies along the M11 motorway corridor; an interchange at its northern side links with the M50 Dublin bypass. Six bus companies pass through Bray: Dublin Bus, Go-Ahead Ireland, Bus Éireann,Finnegan's Bray, Aircoach, St. Kevin's Bus Service to Glendalough. Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead Ireland are the two largest bus operators in the town operating service on behalf of the NTA bus services serving the town include the 145 which the most frequent bus service serving the town operating between Ballywaltrim just south of Bray"
"sea at the north end of Bray rises from a source near Djouce, in the Wicklow Mountains. Bray Head is situated at the southern end of the Victorian Promenade with paths leading to the summit and along the sea cliffs. The rocks of Bray Head are a mixture of greywackes and quartzite. There is a large cross at the summit. Bray has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen: ""Cfb""), similar to most other towns in Ireland, with few extremes of temperature and ample precipitation all year round and an annual average rainfall of . Weather in Bray is very similar to"
"an Ecclesiastical parish of the same name. There are 62 townlands in the barony of Brawny. Brawny (barony) Brawny () is a barony in south–west County Westmeath, Ireland. It was formed by 1672. It is bordered by County Roscommon to the west. It also borders two other Westmeath baronies: Kilkenny West (to the north–east) and Clonlonan (to the south-east). The largest centre of population in the barony is the town of Athlone. Brawny has an area of . The barony contains a small part of the southern end of the second largest lake on the River Shannon, Lough Ree. It"
"Raheen-a-Cluig Raheen-a-Cluig is a medieval church and National Monument in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. Raheen-a-Cluig lies on the north face of Bray Head in Raheen Park, about south of the beach, with a commanding view over the coastline. Raheen-a-Cluig is believed to have been built in the 12th–13th century AD. The name derives from the Irish ""Ráithín an Chloig"". This would mean ""little fort of the bell"", but there is no sign of a fort. ""Ráithín"" can also refer to a wall of built-up sods of turf, or it could be a version of ""raithean"", ""ferny area"". It was given"
"Kick Fada Championship. There are a number of golf clubs and pitch & putt courses in the area, including Bray Golf Club and Old Conna Golf Club. Bray is also host to Bray Bowling Club, which trains in Fáilte Park, and there is 10 Pin Bowling at the Bray Bowling Alley. There is fishing in both the River Dargle and on the sea coastline, and a number of clubs locally, including Bray Head Fishing Club and Dargle Anglers Club. Other clubs and facilities in the area include Bray Wheelers Cycling Club, Brennanstown Riding School, Bray Sailing Club,and Wicklow Lawn Tennis"
"Skara Brae (band) Skara Brae were an Irish traditional music group from Kells, County Meath with origins in Ranafast (Rann na Feirste), County Donegal. The group consisted of three siblings, Mícheál Ó Domhnaill, Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, and Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, with Dáithí Sproule from Derry. Though brought up in County Meath, the Ó Domhnaill siblings had their roots in Ranafast (Rann na Feirste), where their father's family originated. Mícheál, Maighread, and Tríona came together with Dáithí during Irish language summer schools held in Rannafast during the late 1960s and subsequently formed the band Skara Brae while Triona and Maighread were"
"junction with the R761 at Bray Town Hall. R767 road (Ireland) The R767 road is a regional road in Ireland which connects J7 (Bray South) of the N11 to Bray Town Hall on Bray Main Street. The majority of the road is known as the ""Killarney Road"". The route begins at the Kilcroney Interchange (J7 Bray South/Greystones North), which is one of the busiest junctions in the country. The route crosses the N11 and meets the Ram Roundabout. The road then travels northwest towards Bray. The R767 passes through many of Bray's southwestern suburbs, such as Ballywaltrim, Oldcourt, Killarney and"
"Drumcreehy Drumcreehy or Dromcreehy () is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It contains the village of Ballyvaughan. The name ""Drumcreehy"" comes from the situation of the original parish church on a hillside or ridge in the territory of ""Crioch Maille"" or ""Droim Críche"", possibly derived from ""Droim Críche Uí Maille"" (""the ridge of O'Malley's territory""). The parish is in the north of the Barony of Burren on Ballyvaughan bay, on the south shore of Galway Bay. It is northwest of Corofin. The parish is and covers . The land was once rocky and mountainous, and mostly unsuitable for"
"Club - the latter founded in 1894 and located on Vevay Road. There are approximately 13 primary schools in the Bray area, including national schools (like Saint Cronan's Boys' National School), gaelscoileanna, a co-educational day school (St. Gerard's School), and schools for special needs. Secondary schools in the area include Saint Brendan's College, St. Kilian's Community School and Presentation College, Bray. A number of ""English as a foreign language"" and third-level schools also operate locally, including Bray Institute of Further Education. Bray has a number of commercial and industrial parks, including Bray Industrial Estate, Killarney Road Industrial Estate, Solus Tower"
"Vevay. R766 road (Ireland) The R766 road is a regional road in Ireland. The road connects Bray with its eastern suburbs and the seaside. The route begins at the junction of Bray Main Street and Quinnsborough Road. The route heads east down the Quinnsborough Road, passing the Carlisle Grounds and Bray Daly Station, crossing the level crossing and heading south along the Strand Road. The Strand Road is southbound only so northbound traffic follows the Meath Road instead. The route then heads west up the hill of the Putland Road. The route terminates at its junction with the R761 at"
"to Heuston Station serving UCD and Dublin city centre along the way. Other routes servicing the town include the 45a, 84/a, 184 and 185. Finnegan's Bray also offer a nightlink service from Dublin. Aircoach operates a service to and from Dublin Airport. Dublin Airport is reachable via the M50 which passes to the west of Dublin City. The AirCoach has two stops in Bray to and from Dublin Airport. Newcastle Aerodrome is the closest private airfield a short distance south of Bray. Bray has a growing population of permanent residents. It increases in the warmer seasons with tourists from Dublin"
"to Annebrook. The Peakin’ Trippers regularly play in their home town Bray. They have recently played alongside Republic of Loose at Brays ""Summerfest"" and played Presentation Brays annual rugby festival. Despite financial issues and [unemployment, the band continues to stay in Ireland promoting themselves as a top Irish band. Dave Butler is quoted in saying; 'If I didn't have the band I would probably be unhappy'. He now works in Dunnes Cornelscourt, despite completing a degree in hospitality management in DIT. Peakin' Trippers Peakin' Trippers are a five-piece band from Bray, Wicklow, Ireland. The band is made up of Scott"
"seaside resort. Hotels and residential terraces were built in the vicinity of the seafront. Railway entrepreneur William Dargan developed the Turkish baths, designed in a Moorish style at a cost of £10,000; these were demolished in 1980. By the mid-20th century, the town's use as a resort had declined when foreign travel became an option for holiday-makers. However, day-trippers continued to come to Bray during the summer months. Thousands of people turned out on the seafront to see Olympic boxing champion Katie Taylor, return home from London in August 2012. The town is situated on the east coast to the"
"R766 road (Ireland) The R766 road is a regional road in Ireland. The road connects Bray with its eastern suburbs and the seaside. The route begins at the junction of Bray Main Street and Quinnsborough Road. The route heads east down the Quinnsborough Road, passing the Carlisle Grounds and Bray Daly Station, crossing the level crossing and heading south along the Strand Road. The Strand Road is southbound only so northbound traffic follows the Meath Road instead. The route then heads west up the hill of the Putland Road. The route terminates at its junction with the R761 at The"
"hotel at their Bray location on the seafront. The Porterhouse also own Lillie's Bordello nightclub. The brewery is located in Ballycoolin in Rosemount Business Park. In 2011, Porterhouse announced a desire to build a distillery in Dingle, County Kerry. Products envisioned include: Porterhouse Brewery The Porterhouse Brewing Company is a chain of six bars in Bray and Dublin in Ireland, London and New York. It was founded in 1989 by Liam La Hart and Oliver Hughes. Ireland has traditionally had a long history of brewing. At the beginning of the nineteenth century there were over two hundred breweries in the"
"Killruddery House Killruddery House is a large country house on the southern outskirts of Bray in County Wicklow, Ireland, approximately 20 km south of Dublin. The present structure is a south facing multi-bay mansion, originally dating from the 17th century, but remodelled and extended in 1820 in the Elizabethan style. It is constructed as variously single, two, three and four storeys in the shape of an irregular quadrangle enclosing a courtyard. To the north an office wing incorporates the 17th-century portion and to the south and west is a large domed conservatory. The house sits within a large landscaped demesne"
"towards Howth and Malahide usually start from Bray, with some from Greystones. From Bray southbound the line becomes single track. Bray is on the Dublin-Rosslare and Dundalk-Dublin-Arklow routes, and all trains on these routes stop here. They often run non-stop between Bray and Dublin Connolly railway station, and freight and maintenance trains pass through Bray without stopping. Between the 1984 inauguration of DART and November 1990, a diesel shuttle train (initially a 201 class or 121 class locomotive with former AEC railcars converted to push–pull stock, later an 80 class train leased from Northern Ireland Railways) operated between Bray and"
"Bray, Berkshire Bray, occasionally Bray on Thames, is a large suburban village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. It sits on the banks of the River Thames, to the southeast of Maidenhead of which it is a suburb. The civil parish of Bray is far larger than the village itself and includes a number of other villages and hamlets over an area of . It had a population of 8,425 at the 2001 census, increasing to 9,110 at the 2011 Census. The village is mentioned in the comedic song ""The Vicar of Bray"". Bray contains two of"
"Ballybay Ballybay () is a town in County Monaghan in Ireland, centered on the crossroads of the R183 and R162 regional roads. The name in English means ""The Mouth of the Ford of the Birches"". The town is the meeting point for roads going to Monaghan, Castleblayney, Carrickmacross and Clones. The town grew up from the convergence of the roads. The town is built beside a large lake, Lough Major (In Irish ""Lough Mór"") and the smaller Lough Minor. The Dromore River also runs through the south of the town, past Pearse Brother's Football Grounds, and past the Riverdale Hotel."
"Brandon, County Kerry Cé Bhréannain or Bréanainn (anglicized as Brandon) is a Gaeltacht village on the northern coast of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. It lies directly north of Dingle, at the foot of Mount Brandon and on the shores of Brandon Bay. The ancient Celtic harvest festival, a pre-Christian celebration called ""Féile Lughnasa"", takes place yearly in the village and surrounding area on the last Sunday of July. Brandon Carter Bay is one of the top windsurfing locations in Ireland. Host of three PWA professional wave sailing events in 2000, 2001 and 2002, it is home to"