Avoca

Variation of the place-name oboxa, as found in Ptolemy's geography (2nd cent. AD), which is identical with the modern Avonmore, Co. Wicklow, 3 miles S of Rathdrum. Avoca was popularized in Thomas Moore's (1779–1852) song ‘The Meeting of the Waters’. The waters are the Avonmore and Avonbeg rivers.

Avoca is the name of many places:

In Ireland:

• Avoca, County Wicklow, the village
• River Avoca, the river
• Vale of Avoca, the mountain glen

In Australia:

• Avoca, Tasmania
• Avoca, Victoria
• Avoca Beach, New South Wales
• North Avoca, New South Wales
• Avoca River, the river in Australia

In New Zealand:

• Avoca River, New Zealand two rivers in New Zealand

In the United States:

• Avoca, Arkansas
• Avoca, Iowa
• Avoca, Michigan
• Avoca, Minnesota
• Avoca, Nebraska
• Avoca (town), New York
• Avoca (village), New York
• Avoca, Pennsylvania
• Avoca, Wisconsin

Avoca can also refer to Avoca Hockey Club, a hockey club in Dublin, Ireland.

• Avoca (whiskey) A brand of Irish whiskey, distilled for Dunnes Stores, Ireland

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