Enniskerry

] The Viscount Powerscourt also closed a Catholic graveyard within the Demesne and provided two acres for a new graveyard at Curtlestown.

Powerscourt Estate, comprising a large house and gardens today occupying 47 acres, is located near the town and is a popular visitor attraction. The extensive formal gardens form the grounds of an 18th century Palladian house, designed by Richard Cassels, which was destroyed by fire in 1974, and lay as a shell until extensive restorations were carried out in 1996.

Powerscourt Waterfall in the grounds of the estate, at 121 metres, is the highest waterfall in Ireland.

Culture

Film

*The Powerscourt Estate was used for a location in the movie "The Count of Monte Cristo".
*Enniskerry was also the setting for some of the scenes of Laurence Olivier's film of "Henry V" by William Shakespeare in 1944, and provided many of the extras in the film
*Scenes of Into the West, a 1992 film starring Gabriel Byrne and Ellen Barkin, were shot in the village.

Television

The village has been the set for numerous television advertisements. From 1996 to 2001, along with Avoca, it played host to the television series Ballykissangel.

Transport

. The plan ran into financial difficulties, and the rails were lifted and sold off. [cite book |last= Clare |first= Liam |title= The Bray and Enniskerry Railway |year= 2007 |publisher= Nonsuch Publishing, 73 Lower Leeson St., Dublin 2. |id= ISBN 978 184588 5939 ]

Two Dublin Bus routes, the 44 and 185, pass through the village.

Sports

There are two soccer clubs located in the village; Enniskerry Schoolboys/girls Football Club have twenty teams playing at underage levels, while Enniskerry Youth Club have several teams playing at adult and youth level.

There is also a Gaelic football club in the village, as well as a boxing club.

ee also

*Powerscourt Estate
*Powerscourt Waterfall
* List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

External links

* [http://www.enniskerry.ie Official website]
* [http://www.visitwicklow.ie/towns/enniskerry_glencree/index.htm Enniskerry at Wicklow County Tourism]