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Powerscourt Waterfall dropping down its rock face into the parkland below
Planning6 min readFeatured

Powerscourt House or Powerscourt Waterfall? The seven kilometres nobody mentions

The most common planning mistake at Enniskerry is assuming Powerscourt is one place. It is two, with two entrances, two tickets and seven kilometres of road between them. Here is how to plan around it.

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The Glencullen River running through the autumn woodland of Knocksink Wood
Walking7 min readFeatured

Walking out of Enniskerry: the wood, the ridge and the free waterfall view

Enniskerry has four walks worth the trip and they range from an hour in a river ravine below the houses to a strenuous mountain loop. Here is which one fits your day, and what each actually asks of you.

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The Poppies shopfront on the Square in Enniskerry, with the village terrace behind
Food & Drink6 min readFeatured

Eating in Enniskerry, and what is actually open when

A village of two thousand people has a small number of places to eat and a very particular rhythm. What opens at seven, what closes at five, what only does dinner, and what to do about the gap in between.

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The clock tower and the mock-Tudor terraces on the Square at Enniskerry seen from above
History & Culture6 min read

An estate village: how Enniskerry got its square, its clock tower and its film career

Enniskerry was composed rather than grown, laid out from the 1840s for the people who worked the Powerscourt demesne. What that means for what you are looking at when you stand on the Square.

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