Hollywood, County Wicklow

Coordinates: 53°05′26″N 6°36′07″W / 53.09056°N 6.601956°W / 53.09056; -6.601956
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For the town in Northern Ireland, see Holywood, County Down.

Hollywood
Cillín Chaoimhín
Village
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Irish Grid ReferenceN938055

Hollywood (

2002 Census, though the community draws from a larger area which consists of about 500 people.[citation needed
]

Etymology

Cillín Chaoimhín is the associated Irish name for Hollywood; its literal translation being Kevin's Small Church. Another, older Irish name is Cnoic Rua, literally meaning Red Hill. This may be a reference to the red berries of

Saint Kevin's passage through.[citation needed
]

Pilgrimage

Tutty's of Hollywood.

The village has an association with 6th Century Saint Kevin and many pilgrims passed through, following in Saint Kevin's footsteps, on their way to the monastic settlement at Glendalough, until the practice ceased in the early 1900s. Local landmarks include Saint Kevin's Chair,[2] and Saint Kevin's Cave.[3] Saint Kevin's Way is a 30 km pilgrim path from Hollywood to Glendalough, and is connected to the Wicklow Mountains National Park.[4]

Surroundings

Sign in Hollywood, Co. Wicklow

The

hydroelectric power station, and today serve the purpose of providing the power and water that supply County Dublin
.

The Bronze Age Piper's Stones, are 3.5 km to the southwest of Hollywood on the N81.[2] The site is signposted.

Hollywood, like its namesake in California, has a connection to the entertainment industry. It has provided a setting for several films, including King Arthur,[5] Dancing at Lughnasa[citation needed], and Michael Collins.[6] An imitation of the iconic Hollywood Sign overlooks the village from a nearby hill.[7] It also gave its name to an album by The Voice Squad which was recorded in St Kevin's Church.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". logainm.ie. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Prehistoric and Early Ireland @ / - Home". www.megalithomania.com.
  3. ^ "wicklownationalpark.ie". www.wicklownationalpark.ie. Archived from the original on 17 August 2007.
  4. ^ St Kevin’s Way, Co. Wicklow Archived 2009-12-10 at the Wayback Machine on the Heritage Council website
  5. ^ "Wicklow Film History | Wicklow.ie". www.wicklow.ie. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Hollywood – Wicklow County Tourism". Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Welcome to the real Hollywood". Irish Examiner. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Voice Squad: Holly Wood - Singers.com". www.singers.com.

External links

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