Aughagower
Village in County Mayo, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aughagower or Aghagower (Irish: Achadh Ghobhair, meaning 'field of the spring')[1] is a small village in rural County Mayo in western Ireland. It is 6 km south-east of Westport. Aughagower has around forty houses, a pub and a shop, with a clear view of Croagh Patrick from Reek View. It is also at the centre of Aghagower civil parish which covers an area of 86.1 square miles.[2] The village is known for its links to Saint Patrick and Tóchar Phádraig, the pilgrimage route from Ballintubber Abbey to Croagh Patrick.[citation needed]
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Aughagower
Achadh Ghobhair | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°45′49″N 9°27′50″W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Mayo |
Elevation | 157 m (515 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | M034803 |
Website | www.aughagower.ie |
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