Arklow (, ) is a town in
County Wicklow on the east coast of Ireland. Founded by the
Vikings in the ninth century, Arklow was the site of one of the
bloodiest battles of the
1798 rebellion. Arklow's proximity to
Dublin led to it becoming a thriving
commuter town with a population of 14,080 at the 2011 census, making it the third largest town in the county.