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Aughrim is a small
village in County Wicklow, Republic of 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 tidiest
town in County Wicklow award from 1996-2005. 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. |
