Arklow (An tInbhear Mór in Irish, meaning "the large estuary") is situated at the mouth of the Avoca river.

Founded by the Vikings in the ninth century A.D., and the location of one of the bloodiest battles of the 1798 rebellion, it is now a thriving commuter town with a population of 13,163 according to the 2016 census.

The town is situated on the N11, the Dublin-Wexford corridor with good rail links to both.