Roundwood
| Roundwood,Ireland An Tóchar
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 Roundwood
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| Coordinates: 53°04′N 6°14′W / 53.067°N 6.233°WCoordinates: 53°04′N 6°14′W / 53.067°N 6.233°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Wicklow |
| Elevation | 238 m (781 ft) |
| Population (1867) | |
| • Urban | 589 |
| • Rural | 103 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | O187029 |
Roundwood, historically known as Tochar[1] (Irish: an Tóchar, meaning "the causeway"), is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It was listed as having a population of 589 in the census of 2006.
It is located where the R755 road joins the R764 and R765. The R755 is part of the main route from Dublin to Glendalough in the Wicklow Mountains. At 238 metres above sea level, Roundwood is one of the highest villages in Ireland.
Roundwood has a close association with two former Presidents of Ireland, Seán T. O'Kelly who lived locally and Erskine Childers who is buried in the Church of Ireland Derralossary churchyard near the village.
Vartry Reservoir Lakes (reservoirs built in the 1860s) are close by.
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[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
Roundwood is twinned with the village of Spézet, in Brittany, in the northwest of France.[2] .
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ Roundwood School News Roundwood.ie. Published in 02-04. Retrieved on 11-12-07.
