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Enniskerry (Áth na Scairbhe in Irish) is a picturesque village in County Wicklow, Ireland, with a population of approximately 1,800, although this measurement is subject to difficulties, depending on to what degree the increasingly populated surrounding areas are included. The town is situated on the Dargle River in the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains in the east of Ireland, some 24 km south of Dublin. The R117 road, colloquially known "The Road of the Twenty-One Bends" connects the town to the main N11 road to Dublin. The 185 Dublin Bus route connects the village hourly to Bray, the nearest large town. With Ireland's booming economy and with such advantages as picturesque environment, beautiful mountainous scenery and the nearby Powerscourt gardens and waterfall; the village has extremely active tourist and property markets. This success has not been withouts its downsides; the boom in the property markets has led to an arguably excessive building industry, with new high-priced housing estates and one-off housing, often given unduly lax scrutiny by local authorities, pressurising Enniskerry's local environment, ecology,heritage and infrastructure.

Powerscourt Gardens are located near the town, and are a popular visitor attraction. The extensive formal gardens form the grounds of an 18th century palladian house which, although destroyed by fire in 1974, has since been restored as a tourist centre.

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