Aghavannagh
Aghavannagh
Achadh Mheánach | |
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Village | |
Irish transcription(s) | |
• Derivation: | Aughavanna, Revells |
• Meaning: | "Hilly field" |
Coordinates: 52°54′55″N 6°25′28″W / 52.915277°N 6.424550°W | |
Country | Ireland |
County | County Wicklow |
Barony | Ballinacor South |
Area | |
• Total | 1,119.72 ha (2,766.89 acres) |
Irish grid ref | T 03468 89452 |
Aghavannagh (
Location
The village is situated near the base of the
One of the earliest references to the place is in 1623 to "Aghavanny" in the Calendar of
There is no commercial centre to the village that only comprises residences and a school (on map— no longer in use). Between 1896 and 1899 a sub-post office was opened in Aghavannagh under the nearby post town of Aughrim but this was already closed by 1909.[6]
Military barracks
Aghavannagh Barracks, along with similar structures in Glencree, Laragh and Glenmalure,[7] was one of a series of barracks built along the route of the military road, to house British forces and give them access to the Wicklow Mountains where many 1798 rebels, such as Michael Dwyer,[8] sought refuge. The barracks each accommodated 100 men, while a larger 200-man barracks was built in the Glen of Imaal, that together cost of £26,500 with an additional £1,500 for a bridge at Aghavannagh.[9]
The property came into the ownership of
Later,
After 20 years, in 2010, a restoration project extensively restored the building's interior and exterior. It is now privately owned and used as a family home and guesthouse.[14]
See also
References and sources
- ^ "Aghavannagh (Revell) Townland, Co. Wicklow - Area". townlands.ie. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Achadh Mheánach (Revell) / Aghavannagh (Revell)". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ Nolan, Winefride (1952). The New Invasion. St. Martin's Press. p. 142. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ ISBN 0901282359. Archivedfrom the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Ordnance Survey Map of The Wicklow Way, Dublin: Ordnance Survey of Ireland, 1981, p. 1
- OCLC 465046577.
- ISBN 9781852844332. Archivedfrom the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ISBN 9781465414939. Archivedfrom the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "The Great Military Road". Wicklow Mountains National Park. National Parks and Wildlife Service. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ Power, Pat (2004). "The County Wicklow Military Road (Part 8): Aughavannagh Barrack". Greystones Archaeological & Historical Society Journal. 4. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ISBN 9787220010781. Archivedfrom the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ O'Doherty, Caroline (23 October 1998). "Business figures asked for help in saving historic youth hostel". Business News. The Examiner. Archived from the original on 14 May 2005. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- ^ "Dáil Éireann – Volume 495 – 20 October 1998 Written Answers – Youth Hostels". Parliamentary Debates. Oireachtas. 20 October 1998. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Aghavannagh Barracks". Projects. Rory McArdle Design Construction Project Management Ltd. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
External links
- The County Wicklow Military Road Greystones Archaeological & Historical Society: Journal: Volume 4, 2004.