One of the traditional counties, County Wicklow, was formed in 1606. Part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster, this county is bordered by the Irish Sea, Wexford, Carlow, Kildare, and South Dublin, as well as Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. The name Wicklow is derived from Víkingaló (Old Norse for "Vikings' Meadow"). Festivals for the Arts and Music occur in County Wicklow, with Mermaid an Arts Centre based in Bray. Film making is also common in Wicklow; you may have seen scenery of the mountains in the BBC series “Ballykissangel” and the movie “P.S. I Love You”.","England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It occupies more than half of the land of the area. It shares its borders with Wales to the West and Scotland the to its north. Laced by great rivers and small streams, England is a fertile land which has supported a thriving agricultural economy for millenia.","Wales, or Cymru a region of rugged mountains, Moors and forests, is noted for its large coal deposits. Its people are known for their strong Celtic heritage and renowned choral groups. This region was originally populated by an Iberian people, who were overrun by the Celts in the 6th century BC.","Sussex is located in the South East of England it was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bordered by Hampshire, Surrey and Kent as well as having a large coast line in the English Channel.","Devon (Devonshire) is derived from Dummonia, it is located in the South West of England and borders Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset. It has a large coast line with both cliffs and sandy shores.","In America, those who took up arms for the Crown and fought for a United Empire longed to see the English people united under a common flag and sovereign. These largely forgotten U. E. Loyalists (United Empire Loyalists) who resolved not to live under any flag but the British flag were often driven out of the United States.","Buckinghamshire (Bucks) has existed since it was a subdivision of the kingdom of Mercia (585 – 919), on the south east area is it bordered by Greater London, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. With good access routes to London it has some densely populated areas along the border with Greater London, some are served by the London Underground.",null],"lnksHoverSummaryImgURL":[null,"/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/books.webp?pos=floatRight","","","","","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/first_fleet_ship.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/ireland_wicklow.webp?pos=floatRight","","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Sussex England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Devon England.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Buckinghamshire England.webp?pos=floatRight",null],"mode":"","s":"Welch","sU":"WALSH","oC":"SC","o":"Scottish","o2":"Scottish","cOk":true,"c":"/dpreview/WALSH/SC/Welch/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","c2":"/dpreview/ANDERSON/SC/Anderson/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","v":"1","sections":["","SettlersUS","SettlersCA","SettlersAU","SettlersNZ","SettlersZA","SettlersWI","Settlers","ContemporaryNotable","ContemporaryNotables","HistoricEvents","RelatedStories","Motto","SuggestedReading","Citations",""]}
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