Aughrim

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Aughrim

Coordinates53.30°, -8.32°

Demographic figures from Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Aughrim is a small village in County Galway, Ireland. It is located between the towns of Loughrea and Ballinasloe, along the old N6 national primary road that used to be the main road between Galway and Dublin. According to the Irish census of 2011, the division had a population of 595. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Mary Harney

Irish politician, 18th Tánaiste of Ireland, 1st female Tánaiste

Richard Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty

British politician (1767-1837)

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Eoghan Ó Tuairisc

Irish poet (1919–1982)

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Paddy Fahey

Irish musician (1916-2019)

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Ray McLoughlin

Irish rugby union player (1939–2021)

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Iarfhlaith Davoren

Irish footballer

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William Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde

Irish peer (died 1687)

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Andy Fenton

Irish hurler

Andy Smith

Irish hurler

Anthony Cunningham

Irish hurler

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Colm McLoughlin

businessperson

Conor Cooney

Irish hurler

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Conor Hayes

Irish hurler

Cyril Donnellan

Irish hurler

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Cyril Dunne

Irish Gaelic football player (1941–2024)

Damien Hayes

Irish hurler

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Galway

• Ballinasloe
  4.3 mi away · pop. 6,597
• Eyrecourt
  10.5 mi away
• Castleblakeney
  10.9 mi away
• Loughrea
  12.7 mi away · pop. 6,322
• Kylemore
  14.1 mi away
• Ballygar
  15.1 mi away
• Portumna
  15.2 mi away
• Kilchreest
  16.4 mi away
• Moylough
  16.4 mi away · pop. 526
• Monivea
  16.7 mi away · pop. 456
• Woodford
  17.7 mi away
• Creggs
  20.1 mi away

Browse all places in Galway →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Aughrim

The battle of Aughrim

Murphy, Richard · 1968

The Boyne and Aughrim

Kinross, John. · 1997

The Battle of Aughrim, or the fall of Monsieur St. Ruth

Robert Ashton · 1756

The Battle of Aughrim, 1691

Michael McNally · 2008

The parish of Aughrim and Kilconnell

Tadhg MacLochlainn · 1980

Ireland preserved

Graham, John · 1841

St. Ruth's Fatal Gamble

Michael McNally · 2018

Ireland preserved, or, The siege of Londonderry ; and, Battle of Aughrim

John Michelborne · 1841

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