Aughrim, County Wicklow

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Aughrim, County Wicklow - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 52°51′12″N 6°19′39″W / 52.8533°N 6.3275°W

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Aughrim Eachroim
Village
The Blacksmith's Forge beside Aughrim River
Aughrim Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°51′12″N 6°19′39″W / 52.8533°N 6.3275°W / 52.8533; -6.3275
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Wicklow
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population (2016)^[1]
• Urban	1,442
Irish Grid Reference	T123797
Website	www.aughrim.ie

Aughrim (/ˈɔːkrɪm/; Irish: Eachroim, meaning 'horse ridge'^[2]) is a small town in County Wicklow, Ireland. It lies in a scenic valley in the Wicklow Mountains in the east of Ireland where the Ow and Derry rivers meet to form the Aughrim River. Aughrim is on the R747 road between Arklow and Baltinglass, and the R753 regional road.

Architecture

The Rednagh Bridge south of the village was the site of an engagement during the 1798 rebellion between Crown forces and the rebels.

A plaque on the bridge commemorates Anne Devlin, who was employed by and supported Robert Emmet, a revolutionary who was hanged in 1803 for his leadership of an aborted uprising.

There are a number of unusual granite terraced houses throughout the village, constructed - along with a forge, and town hall - at the behest of the Earl of Meath. Aughrim was a granite mining village, and this material is widely used, giving the village a distinctive and coherent architecture.^{[citation needed]}

Aughrim has won the Irish Tidy Towns Award for the tidiest village in County Wicklow from 1996 to 2007 and won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 2007.

Wind farm dispute

Since 2014, German-owned company ABO Wind has applied to build a wind farm surrounding Aughrim. It would include eleven turbines (150 m tall) with access roads, covering the hills between Aughrim and Arklow, in the townlands of Ballymanus, Roddenagh, Killaduff, Askekeagh, Ballinglen, Preban, Tomcoyle, Kilballyowen, Killacloran, Clone, Coolahullin, Ballycoog Upper and Lower, Ballykillageer Upper and Lower, Ballintemple, Coolgarow, Kilcarra East and West, Glenart, Shelton Abbey, Kilbride and Killinskyduff. Local residents have opposed the plan and formed the South Wicklow Wind Action Group (SWWAG) to campaign against it. Wicklow County Council voted to reject the wind farm. In 2017, ABO Wind applied to build the wind farm again, with minor adjustments.^[3] This was also opposed, but in 2019 An Bord Pleanála approved the wind farm, against the recommendation of their own inspector. This controversial decision has been awaiting judicial review.^[4]

Sports

Aughrim has a number of walking trails, with the Sean Linehan Way starting by Tinakilly Bridge on the east side of the village, while just to the west the Ciaran Shannon Way can be accessed via the Rednagh Road or by parking at Annacurragh village.^{[citation needed]}

The village is home to the county grounds of the Wicklow county Gaelic Athletic Association team. The 'Angling for All' fishing lake and Aughrim river provide rainbow and brown trout fishing. A Paul McGinley-designed golf course is open at nearby Macreddin.^{[citation needed]}

People

Tara Blaise, singer, grew up in the village
Shane Byrne, Irish rugby union international was born in Aughrim
Anne Devlin (1780–1851), accomplice of Robert Emmet

Gallery

River Aughrim
1798 Rebellion commemoration plaque
Hills overlooking Aughrim

References

^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Aughrim". Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
^ Field, John (1980). Place-names of Great Britain and Ireland. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 27. ISBN 0389201545. OCLC 6964610.
^ "New application for 11-turbine wind farm in south Wicklow". Irish Independent. 15 July 2017.
^ "Row over planned wind farm at Cork beauty spot Gougane Barra". The Irish Times. 26 April 2022.

Illustrated road book of Ireland, Second Edition, Automobile Association, London (1970)

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v t e Places in County Wicklow
County town: Wicklow
Towns	Arklow Baltinglass Blessington Bray Greystones Kilcoole Newtownmountkennedy Wicklow
Villages	Aghavannagh Annacurra Annamoe Ashford Aughrim Avoca Ballinaclash Ballyknockan Carnew Coolafancy Coolboy Coolkenno Delgany Donard Dunlavin Enniskerry Glendalough Glenealy Grangecon Greenan Hollywood Kilbride Killincarrig Kilmacanogue Kilpedder Kilquade Kiltegan Knockananna Lacken Laragh Newcastle Rathdangan Rathdrum Rathnew Redcross Roundwood Shillelagh Stratford-on-Slaney Tinahely Valleymount Woodenbridge
List of townlands in County Wicklow Category:Mountains and hills of County Wicklow Category:Rivers of County Wicklow Category:Geography of County Wicklow

v t e Tidy Towns (Ireland) winners
1950s	1958: Glenties 1959: Glenties
1960s	1960: Glenties 1961: Rathvilly 1962: Glenties 1963: Rathvilly 1964: Virginia 1965: Virginia 1966: Ballyjamesduff 1967: Ballyjamesduff 1968: Rathvilly 1969: Tyrrellspass
1970s	1970: Malin 1971: Ballyconnell 1972: Trim 1973: Kiltegan 1974: Ballyconnell & Trim 1975: Kilsheelan 1976: Adare 1977: Multyfarnham 1978: Glaslough 1979: Kilsheelan
1980s	1980: Newtowncashel 1981: Mountshannon 1982: Dunmanway 1983: Terryglass 1984: Trim 1985: Kilkenny 1986: Kinsale 1987: Sneem 1988: Carlingford 1989: Ardagh
1990s	1990: Malahide 1991: Malin 1992: Ardmore 1993: Keadue 1994: Galbally 1995: Glenties 1996: Ardagh 1997: Terryglass 1998: Ardagh 1999: Clonakilty
2000s	2000: Kenmare 2001: Westport 2002: Castletown 2003: Keadue 2004: Lismore 2005: Ennis 2006: Westport 2007: Aughrim 2008: Westport 2009: Emly
2010s	2010: Tallanstown 2011: Killarney 2012: Abbeyshrule 2013: Moynalty 2014: Kilkenny 2015: Letterkenny 2016: Skerries 2017: Birdhill 2018: Listowel 2019: Glaslough
2020s	2020: Cancelled 2021: Ennis 2022: Trim 2023: Abbeyleix

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