People
Born in Arklow:
- Garrett Byrne, Irish nationalist and MP (1829–1897).
- Ron Delany, won Ireland's last gold medal in track and field at the 1956 Olympics in the 1500m.
- Róisín Murphy, singer-songwriter.
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