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1261:Devils Glen Waterfall
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918:Prince William's Seat
614:The Murrough Wetlands
609:Poulaphouca Reservoir
576:The Murrough Wetlands
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1258:Coolalingo Waterfall
752:Sallymount Bay Beach
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348:Hydrallmania falcata
239:Sabellaria alveolata
208:Unciola crenatipalma
193:Sabellaria alveolata
181:Sabellaria alveolata
174:Sabellaria alveolata
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1068:Mount Usher Gardens
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581:Slaney River Valley
317:Sertularia argentea
301:Ophiothrix fragilis
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150:Sceir Cill Mhantáin
129:Governing body
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1302:Wicklow Way
1207:River Derry
1182:River Avoca
1154:Three Lakes
1133:Lough Ouler
1111:Broad Lough
1058:Killruddery
1017:Glenmacnass
1004:Glendalough
893:Lugnaquilla
818:Cloghernagh
773:Arklow Hill
718:Brittas Bay
652:Glendalough
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74:Coordinates
1350:Categories
1246:Waterfalls
1108:Arts Lough
1022:Glenmalure
938:Slievemaan
808:Carrigvore
731:Glen Beach
714:Bray Beach
375:References
83:52°58′25″N
1128:Lough Tay
1123:Lough Dan
1008:Glendasan
958:Tonelagee
943:Sugarloaf
928:Seefingan
848:Duff Hill
823:Conavalla
793:Camaderry
788:Bray Head
698:Landforms
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158:Irish Sea
86:5°57′25″W
69:, Ireland
1012:Glenealo
999:Glencree
968:War Hill
908:Mullacor
903:Moanbane
783:Benleagh
725:The Cove
363:See also
63:Location
953:Tonduff
933:Silsean
888:Luggala
883:Lugduff
868:Kippure
853:Gravale
705:Beaches
156:in the
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878:Lobawn
843:Djouce
454:14 May
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