Annamoe

Annamoe (Irish: Áth na mBó, meaning 'ford of the cows')^[2][3] is a village located on the Avonmore river in County Wicklow, Ireland about 32 km (20 mi) south of Dublin. It is on the R755 road (at the junction with the R763) between Roundwood and Laragh on the road to Glendalough.

Annamoe Áth na mBó
Village
The R755 road passes through Annamoe
Annamoe Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°01′54″N 6°15′18″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Wicklow
Townland	Drummin
Elevation [1]	180 m (590 ft)
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	T169992

The small stone humpback bridge is a common place for tourists to stop and view the County Wicklow scenery.^{[citation needed]} There is a trout fishery in the village with a 4-acre (16,000 m²) lake where one can fly or bait fish. A separate fishing pond for children allows them to catch brown and rainbow trout.^[4][5][6]

Annamoe and the surrounding countryside is a breeding stronghold of the great spotted woodpecker, Ireland's newest species.^[7]

Castle Kevin, close to Annamoe, of which a few ruins survive, was a medieval fort which formed an important part of Dublin city's defences against raids by the O'Toole clan. The constable was an important Crown official.^[8]

Notable residents

See also: Category:People from Annamoe

• John Boorman, film director.^[9]
• Erskine Childers, former Irish president (buried at Derrylossery Church).^[10]
• Daniel Day-Lewis, actor.^[11]
• Rebecca Miller, filmmaker and novelist.^[11]
• Paul McGuinness, manager of rock band U2.^[12]
• Paddy Moloney, founder and leader of traditional Irish band The Chieftains.^[9]
• John Millington Synge, writer.^[13]
• Paolo Tullio, chef.^[14]

Gallery

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  Annamoe
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  Annamoe House
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  Edward Millington Synge (1860 - 1913) - On The Banks Of The Annamoe River - ABDAG007305 - Aberdeen City Council (Archives, Gallery and Museums Collection)

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

1. Annamoe, historic 25" map Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine Ordnance Survey Ireland.
2. "Áth na mBó/Annamoe". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
3. Cycling in Ireland (retrieved 2008-07-21)
4. Annamoe Trout Fishery Retrieved: 2017-09-14
5. Annamoe Trout Farm and Leisure Park Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Devils Glen Holiday & Equestrian Village. Retrieved: 2013-02-26.
6. Media on message Irish Times, 2006-04-10
7. "Colonisation and breeding status of the Great Spotted Woodpecker in the Republic of Ireland" Irish Birds (2015) Volume 10 p.183
8. Close Rolls 35 Edward I; Close Rolls 9 Edward II
9. "Boorman living the Tiger Ireland dream". Sunday Independent. 12 November 2006.
10. History: A Brief Summary Archived 24 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Glendalough House. Retrieved: 2013-02-26.
11. "Day-Lewis seals his love for garden county with plan to revamp home". Evening Herald. 24 December 2009.
12. "Bargain hunters pounce as prices slump". Sunday Independent. 20 January 2008.
13. For the Love of Ireland: A Literary Companion for Readers and Travelers. New York: Ballantine Books. 2001. ISBN 978-0-307-77835-2.
14. "At home with... Paolo Tullio". Irish Independent. 8 February 2008.

Further reading

• Pettigrew, Vera (1998), Where the river flows : Annamoe Rectory, Anvil Books, ISBN 978-1-901737-12-7