Woodenbridge
Woodenbridge
an Droichead Adhmaid | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 The R747 over the Aughrim River, the former "Woodenbridge" | |
  Woodenbridge Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°50′05″N 6°14′40″W / 52.834771°N 6.244445°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Wicklow |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Woodenbridge (Irish: an Droichead Adhmaid)[1] is a small village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It lies between Arklow and Avoca, at the meeting of the Avoca, Aughrim and Goldmine rivers. The village is located at the junction of the R747 and R752 roads. The R747 crosses the Aughrim on the stone bridge (see photo) which is still called "Wooden Bridge".
Name
The village was historically called Garrynagowlan, Garragowlan and Garnagowlan (from Irish Garraí na nGabhlán, meaning 'grove of the little forks') after the townland it occupies.[1][2]
Amenities
Woodenbridge Golf Course is located here, as are two hotels. The entire golf course was flooded to a depth of several feet during Hurricane Charley in August 1986, which also destroyed a number of bridges over the River Avoca and its tributaries.
Woodenbridge Hotel
The Woodenbridge Hotel & Lodge, established in 1608 claims to be the oldest hotel in Ireland.[3] Future Taoiseach and President Éamon de Valera and Sinéad de Valera stayed at the hotel on their honeymoon in 1910[4]
Transport
The remains of an abandoned railway station on the mainline railway between Dublin and Rosslare Harbour can be seen beside the golf course. Woodenbridge railway station opened on 22 May 1865 and finally closed on 30 March 1964.[5] Bus Éireann route 133 serves Woodenbridge four times a day on weekdays and twice on Sundays linking it to Arklow, Avoca, Rathdrum, Wicklow and Dublin.[6]
World War One
In September 1914, Catholic MP John Redmond of New Ross gave a speech in Woodenbridge encouraging Catholic and Protestant men to join the British war effort.
See also
References
- ^ a b Placenames Database of Ireland: Woodenbridge
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland: Garnagowlan
- ^ Woodenbridge Hotel
- ^ http://www.woodenbridgehotel.com/about-us/history.508.html
- ^ "Woodenbridge station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
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