Aughrim, County Wicklow

Aughrim Eachroim
Town
The Blacksmith's Forge beside Aughrim River
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Wicklow
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Urban	1,364
Irish Grid Reference	T123797
Website	www.aughrim.ie

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

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

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

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.

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.

Aughrim is an important agricultural, horticultural and timber processing village, and has become a popular venue for walkers.

Sport

Aughrim is a sporting centre in Wicklow. 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.

Aughrim Rugby is based at the Community & Sports Complex on the Rednagh Road. They cater for under 6 to under 12 mini rugby as of season 2011/2012.

River Aughrim

People

Born in Aughrim:

• Shane Byrne, Irish rugby union international.
• Gavin Byrne, Local golfer, plays off scratch.

Lived in Aughrim:

• Tara Blaise, singer.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland
• List of Market Towns in Ireland

References

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

Holt 1798 Commemoration

External links

• The Tidy Towns of Ireland "Celebrating 50 years"
• Aughrim in Wicklow Tourism