Bray and Enniskerry Railway was proposed in the 19th century, to link the town to Bray. Some initial work was carried out, including building a bridge to carry the railway over Dublin Corporation's Vartry watermain. Wicklow County Council recently removed much of the railway embankment in road widening, but left the bridge, which is directly opposite the ornate bridge carrying the watermain over the Cookstown River, a tributary of the River Dargle. The plan ran into financial difficulties, and the rails were lifted and sold off. The 44 Bus to DCU now has a terminus in Enniskerry, whilst the 185 Bus to Bray goes through the village. Sports There are two soccer clubs located in the village; Enniskerry Football Club and Enniskerry Youth Club. Enniskerry Football Club was founded in the early 1970s as Enniskerry Schoolboys Football Club. The club, which now fields teams of boys and girls, is based in the Bog Meadow. Enniskerry FC participates in the Metropolitan Girls League with all-girls teams, the Wicklow Schoolboys/Girls Soccer League for their all-boys teams and the Athletic Union League for the men's team. Enniskerry Youth Club have several teams playing at adult and youth level. There is also a Gaelic football club in the village. Religion Strong ecumenical links have been forged over the years between the Roman Catholic parish of St Mary and the Church of Ireland parish of St Patrick, Powerscourt, both in the village of Enniskerry. For Volkstrauertag 2022, the Roman Catholic priest Bernard Kennedy led his congregation in "an Ecumenical prayer for peace with interfaith elements," joining Lutheran, Catholic and Jewish communities in Enniskerry. Other clergymen have previously spoken out about the strong ties that exist between Christian communities in the area. People Chris de Burgh, singer and songwriter Ina Boyle, 20th century composer, was born locally Rosanna Davison, former Miss World. Rick Savage, bassist with Def Leppard, lived in the town. See also Powerscourt Estate Powerscourt Waterfall List of towns and villages in Ireland References External links Enniskerry at Wicklow County Tourism Towns and villages in County Wicklow Planned communities in the Republic of Ireland