In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Rathdrum like this:
Rathdrum, market town and par. with ry. sta., in co. and 9 miles SW. of Wicklow, on river Avonmore, 37 miles S. of Dublin - par., 5798 ac., pop. 1861; town', pop. 733; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Thursday. Great numbers of tourists pass through Rathdrum on their way to Glendalough, for which it is the nearest sta. Earl Fitzwilliam is the chief proprietor of the town.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rathdrum, in and County Wicklow | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/28308
Date accessed: 03rd May 2024
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