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| ENNISKERRY, CO. WICKLOW. -Enniskerry-one of the most charming of the many lovely hamlets of the metropolitan section of Leinster-is situated in Wicklow, near the confines of the county Dublin; and is dominated by the lofty and picturesque peak, vulgarly called the Great Sugarloaf. A more inappropriate name for a superb mountain could not have been selected. Dr. P. W. Joyce is authority for stating that the village takes its name from a difficult ford, where the old road crosses Cookstown river. It is well described by the Gaelic term scairbh, meaning rugged, or stony, a characteristic it possesses even in our own day. The natives call it Annas-kerry, "and its Irish name," says the Doctor, "is obviously Ath-na-scairbhe (Anascarvy) the Ford of the Scarriff, or tough river-crossing." In the height of the summer season, the delights of Enniskerry are entrancing and tourists flock there in large numbers. The country around offers every inducement for pleasant excursions to forest-girdled lawns, verdant river banks and purple mountain crests. Some writers have described Enniskerry as "the Honeymoon Village," because of the numerous bridal couples who include it in their tour. Near by is a famous pass in the mountains, called the Scalp, attributed by the peasantry to satanic agency. |
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