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Avoca is a small town near Arklow, in co. Wicklow. It is situated on the River Avoca. The Avoca area has been associated with its famous copper mines for many years and the valley has been immortalised by Thomas Moore in the famous song The Meeting of the Waters. The name of the song derives from the meeting of the Avonmore and Avonbeg Rivers, about 2 miles from the village of Avoca. The song is said to have been written under a tree, the stump of which remains by the meetings. Avoca is also famous for its handweaving. Avoca Handweavers are based in Avoca. Avoca is the village where the BBC series Ballykissangel was filmed. In 1966, Avoca was one of the locations used in the film “Jules Verne’s Rocket to the Moon”.

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