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| Marlene Pfeifle | profile | all galleries >> ENTER - Travel, Adventures, and Vacations >> Ireland, July-August 2004 >> Enniskerry and Powerscourt | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
Located just down the road from Enniskerry in the foothills of the Wicklow mountains is Powerscourt Estate and the waterfall. The gardens consist of formal gardens and include Italian and Japanese Gardens and a Pet Cemetery. There are sweeping terraces, statuary and ornamental lakes together with secret hollows, and rambling walks and over 200 variations of trees and shrubs. The 18th Century Palladian House was destroyed in an accidental fire in 1974 and for some years stood as an empty shell. It has since been rebuilt and now incorporates a gift shop, gallery, and café.
Powerscourt Waterfall is Ireland's Highest Waterfall tumbling 398 feet into the Dargle Valley.
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 Enniskerry round about |
 Enniskerry |
 Poppies |
 Poppies is famous for home cooking. "Poppies Chicken", "Rhubarb Crumble" and an array of vegetarian dishes and salads. Yummy!!
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 Poppies is quite crowded at 3:30 in the afternoon! We could barely find a table - but we did luck out. It's a friendly crowd and a most delightful stop to make if one is hungry! |
 Enniskerry |
 The houses all had brightly painted and colorful doors |
 Powerscourt Estate |
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 Neptunian statue in the pond. |
 Design in the walkway of the formal gardens. |
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 Japanese Garden view. (Looks to me like the zodiac sign of Aries!) |
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 Powerscourt Waterfall |
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 This photo was created by merging the two photos of the waterfall with our individual pictures. |
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| Terry Ballard | 11-Aug-2006 23:55 | |