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October 9, 2015

Ireland's County Wicklow: Wilderness and grand houses

By HELEN O'NEILL
Associated Press

Helen O'Neill via AP [enlarge]
Powerscourt House is an 18th century estate in County Wicklow, Ireland. It has vast ornate gardens reminiscent of Versailles that were named among the most beautiful in the world by National Geographic magazine. A fire destroyed much of the interior of the house, but visitors can spend an entire day exploring the grounds -- over 47 acres of formal gardens, sweeping terraces, statues, ornamental lakes and trails.

WICKLOW, Ireland — The road winds across the spine of the mountains, past a seemingly endless wilderness of heather-covered bogs, lakes, waterfalls, pine forests and trails.


 
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