Valleymount

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Valleymount (Irish: Móin an Bhealaigh or An Chrois)^[1] is a small village in western County Wicklow, Ireland. The name 'Valleymount' does not appear before 1839.^[2] Previously, the village was known as 'the Cross of Ballymore' or simply 'the Cross', with 'cross' referring to land belonging to the church. ^[3]

Location and transport

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Vallymount is located approximately 32km from Dublin city centre.

Valleymount is at an average elevation of 198m above sea level and is situated on the

It is serviced by the Dublin Bus 65 route which connects to Dublin twice daily (Mon - Fri).

The Valleymount Spur of St Kevin's Way, the pilgrim route to the ancient monastery site at Glendalough runs through Valleymount village. Another spur runs from the nearby village of Hollywood to Glendalough.

Vallymount neighbours the villages of Hollywood, Ballymore Eustace, Blessington, Ballyknockan and Lacken.

Townlands

The townlands in the area of Valleymount include: Ballyknockan, (The) Togher, Monamuck, Valleymount (or Cross), Humphrystown, Lockstown Upper, Lockstown Lower, Baltyboys Upper, Baltyboys Lower, Rathballylong, Annacarney, Blackditches Upper, Blackditches Lower, Carrigacurra, Lugnagroagh, Tulfarris, Granabeg Upper, Granabeg Lower, Knocknadruce and Knocknadruce Upper. Nearby (to the NE) is the 'lost' townland of Ballinahown which was completely flooded by the Poulaphouca project in the late-1930s and early-1940s

Built heritage

St. Joseph's Church

The most notable building is St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Built in 1803, to which a porch extension was added around 1835, the '

The pub was established around 1836, and changed owners. The current proprietor took over the family business in 1985 and refurbished the premises in 1996. The Inn is apparently named after the Morning Star that could be seen from the entrance.^[5]

Other notable buildings

Valleymount House is a stone building that was the village's one and only shop and post office until it closed in 2006.^{[citation needed]}

The village also used to have its own forge which was active until the 1980s.^{[citation needed]}

There is a prehistoric

Honours won by Valleymount GAA club include the Intermediate Football Championship (1952,1964,1978,1989), Junior Football "A" Championship (1963,1998,2020), Minor Football Championship (1951), Junior Hurling Championship (1988), and Intermediate Hurling Championship (1989).^[7]

Rugby player

The following films were made in or near Valleymount:[8]^{[failed verification]}

• The Outcasts (1982) includes a scene filmed by Cyril Cusack in the old forge in Valleymount (south of the Star Inn)^{[citation needed]}
• Widows' Peak (1994) was filmed in the area, particularly in Ballyknockan.^{[citation needed]}
• Braveheart (1995) was partially filmed near Valleymount, and a route around the lake is called "Braveheart Drive".^{[citation needed]}
• This Is My Father (1998), featuring Aidan Quinn and James Caan, was filmed around Valleymount, Hollywood and Kilteel in County Kildare.^{[citation needed]}
• P.S. I Love You (2007), starring Hilary Swank, saw some scenes filmed locally near Valleymount and in Ballyknockan.^{[citation needed]}

People

• Jack Reynor (born 1992), Irish-American actor, grew up in Valleymount^[9][10]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Valleymount.

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References