Delgany is a village in County Wicklow

County Wicklow

County Wicklow is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wicklow, which derives from the Old Norse name Víkingalág or Wykynlo. Wicklow County Council is the local authority for the county...

 on the R762 road

R762 road

The R762 road is a regional road in County Wicklow, Ireland, which connects the R761 at Greystones to the N11 national primary road.The route runs east via Rathdown Road, turns south through the town as Church Road before turning west as Mill Road...

 between Greystones

Greystones

Greystones is a coastal town and small seaside resort in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is located on Ireland’s east coast, south of Bray and south of Dublin , with a population in the region of 15,000....

 and the N11 road at the Glen of the Downs

Glen of the Downs

The Glen of the Downs is a 2 km long wooded glacial valley with steep sides rising to almost 250m on the east coast of Ireland. It contains a designated Nature Reserve comprising 59 ha, as well as a candidate Special Area of Conservation ....

. It is about 25 km (15.5 mi) south of Dublin City centre.

It is a suburban village separated from the western edge of Greystones by the adjoining village of Killincarrig

Killincarrig

Killincarrig is a suburban village between Greystones and Delgany in North County Wicklow. It lies at the crossroads of the R762 and the R761 roads. Like neighbouring Delgany it has been steadily built-up over the past 40 years and now forms part of the continuous urban area of Greystones....

. There is a Church of Ireland

Church of Ireland

The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...

 parish church and the parish school Delgany National School and a Catholic Carmelite Convent in the village. Delgany is in the Roman Catholic parish of Kilquade

Kilquade

Kilquade, historically Killcowade , is a village and a Catholic parish in North County Wicklow, Ireland. The village lies between Kilpedder and Kilcoole, about one kilometer east of Junction 12 of the N11 national primary route....

 and the parish church is located in Kilquade about 4 km (2.5 mi) south. The local Catholic school is St Laurence's which is located on Convent Road between Delgany and Greystones.
The village is surrounded by wooded hills (including Kindlestown Wood ) and the Glen of the Downs.

Heritage

Recently "The Old Burial Ground" has been restored and opened to the public. The 1 acres (4,046.9 m²) site is protected and contains the ruins of a 13th century church, the stump of a 6th century high cross and graves dating from the 18th century. (See thumbnails). In the 1990s, Delgany was the location for the recording of Tori Amos

Tori Amos

Tori Amos is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument...

' third album Boys For Pele

Boys for Pele

Boys for Pele is the third studio album by American singer and song-writer Tori Amos. Preceded by the first single, "Caught a Lite Sneeze", by three weeks, the album was released on 22 January 1996, in the United Kingdom and on 23 January, in the United States...

.

People

Born in Delgany:

• Harry Bradshaw
  Harry Bradshaw (golfer)
  Harry Bradshaw was a leading Irish professional golfer of the 1940s and 1950s.Bradshaw was born in Delgany, Wicklow. He was the son of the Delgany professional golfer Ned Bradshaw and he and his three brothers Jimmy, Eddie and Hughie all became professional golfers...
  
  , golfer.
• Eamonn Darcy
  Eamonn Darcy
  Eamonn Darcy is one of the most successful golfers produced by the Republic of Ireland.Darcy was born in Delgany, County Wicklow. He turned professional in 1968 and played on the European Tour from 1972, winning four European Tour tournaments. His best years were 1975, when he came third on the...
  
  , golfer.

Residents of Delgany:

• Clement Robertson
  Clement Robertson
  Clement Robertson VC was born at Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, and was a South African recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Early Life:Clarence's father, a captain...
  
   - VC
  Victoria Cross
  The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
  
   recipient.
• Éamon de Buitléar
  Éamon de Buitléar
  Éamon de Buitléar is an Irish writer and film maker. He is managing director of Éamon de Buitléar Ltd., a company which specialises in wildlife filming and television documentaries...
  
   - wildlife filmmaker and naturalist.
• John Nelson Darby
  John Nelson Darby
  John Nelson Darby was an Anglo-Irish evangelist, and an influential figure among the original Plymouth Brethren. He is considered to be the father of modern Dispensationalism. He produced a translation of the Bible based on the Hebrew and Greek texts called The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation...
  
  - evangelical clergyman