In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Bray like this:
Bray, township and market town, in pars. of Bray (co. Wicklow) and Oldconnaught (co. Dublin), on river Bray, 13 miles SE. of Dublin by rail, 1070 ac., pop. 6535; 1 Bank, 1 newspaper. Market - days, Tuesday and Saturday. The chief part of the town is situated in co. Wicklow; the part within co. Dublin is called Little Bray. It is a fashionable watering-place and winter residence; the surrounding scenery being beautiful and attractive, and the climate bracing and salubrious.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bray, in and County Wicklow | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/28181
Date accessed: 03rd May 2024
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