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Kilmacanogue

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Kilmacanogue, officially Kilmacanoge (Irish: Cill Mocheanóg, meaning 'Mocheanóg's church'), is a village in north County Wicklow, Ireland. It is southwest of Bray and is overlooked by Great Sugar Loaf mountain.

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N 53.168 ° E -6.138 °
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A98 A785 (Kilmacanoge ED)
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