Word: wicklow
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...Ireland, rain came in fitful spurts, cheekily alternating between mist and showers, drizzle and downpours. Sopping gorse, heather, and sedges; river crossings; and the occasional boggy misstep helped to ensure an even drenching, from top to bottom, as my companions and I wound our way up into the Wicklow peaks...
...just past six on the cold morning of Sept. 29 when the dark green Mitsubishi Pajero off-roader pulled up at the back of Russborough House, a Palladian mansion outside the town of Blessington in County Wicklow, Ireland. At least three men wearing balaclavas and hooded sweatshirts affixed a plank to the back of the vehicle to turn it into a makeshift battering ram, then ran it in reverse up some steps and into one of the great windows of the 250-year-old house, shattering the glass and the shutters behind. Eleven paintings were hanging on the walls...
...emerald part of Ireland--its lush countryside--is on vivid display just a 30-minute drive (or bus ride) away at Powerscourt, a 14th century castle whose gardens unfold among the Wicklow Mountains. Renovated and expanded in the 17th century by the English Marshall of Ireland, the castle is a jewel of Georgian formality that has served as movie backdrop for Laurence Olivier's Henry V and Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon. Even if it's raining--and by St. Patrick, it's likely to be--spend some time along the trails winding through the 45-acre castle gardens...
...Network365 Private company based in Kilmacanogue, Wicklow, Ireland CEO: Raomal Perera What it does: Helps carriers to deploy and control mobile commerce on their networks Why it is hot: It is making inroads into Japan by targeting the unique requirements of that booming mobile market www.network365.com...
...earnest statement on the company’s website that “These days everything about an Irish and a G.B. pint of Guinness draught are the same,” few of the faithful truly believe it. There’s something in the water from the Wicklow mountains, the Irish-grown barley or the Kilkenny hops...