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Encyclopedia > Annamoe
Annamoe
Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates:
53.0309° N 6.2482° W
Irish Grid Reference
T169992
Statistics
Province: Leinster
County: County Wicklow
Elevation: 298 m (980 ft)
Population ()

Annamoe (an anglicised version of the Irish for The ford of the cow)[1] is small picturesque village in County Wicklow, Ireland about 20 miles from Dublin located on the R755 road between Roundwood and Laragh on the road to Glendalough with a post-office (now closed), a shop, a few whitewashed cottages. Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... GPS redirects here. ... The Irish national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Ireland. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Statistics Area: 19,774. ... The island of Ireland was historically divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced IPA: ). After the partition of Ireland in 1921, what became the Republic of Ireland comprised 26 of these, with Northern Ireland comprising the remaining six. ... County Wicklow (Contae Chill Mhantáin in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... County Wicklow (Contae Chill Mhantáin in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Roundwood (An tochar in Irish), is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Ancient church at Glendalough monastic site Glendalough is a village located at the site of an ancient monastery located in County Wicklow, Ireland. ...


The small "humpback" stone bridge is a popular place for tourists to stop and view the beautiful County Wicklow scenery. There is a fun park and a trout fishery in the village with a 4-acre lake where one can fly or bait fish. A separate fishing pond especially for children allows them to catch elusive brown trout, artic char or rainbow trout. It also has a fun park, and adventure play area built around the beautiful Avonmore River. Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss Biwa trout, Oncorhynchus masou subsp Trout is the common name given to a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the salmon family, Salmonidae. ... Char may mean: A piece of charred substance A character Certain fish in the genus Salvelinus The Char 2C, a tank Char (StarCraft) Tea This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum, 1792 Subspecies See text. ...


Famous residents

Film director John Boorman lives in the village with his wife, the former Christel Kruse. President Erskine Childers, spent much time at nearby Glendalough House and is buried at Derrylossery, close to the village. The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... John Boorman (born January 18, 1933 in Shepperton, Surrey, United Kingdom), is a British filmmaker, currently based in Ireland, best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Deliverance, Excalibur, and The General. ... Erskine Childers was the name of two Irish leaders of British birth who were key players in 20th century Ireland. ...


References

  1. ^ [1] Cycling in Ireland (retreived 3 November 2006)

Where the River Flows: Annamoe Rectory by Vera Pettigrew


External links

  • Wicklow Irelands premier resource on the beautiful county of Wicklow.


 

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