Where is Valleymount, Wicklow located?

Valleymount is located in Wicklow, Ireland, at approximate coordinates 53.1068°, -6.5250°.

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Valleymount

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Valleymount

Elevation198 m

Coordinates53.11°, -6.52°

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Elevation

198 m

Time zone

UTC±00:00

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Overview

Valleymount is a small village in western County Wicklow, Ireland. The name 'Valleymount' does not appear before 1839. Previously, the village was known as 'the Cross of Ballymore' or simply 'the Cross', with 'cross' referring to land belonging to the church.

History & geography

History

Neil 'Plunkett' Boyle, born at The Rosses in County Donegal in 1898, was shot at Knocknadroose aka Knocknadruce, near Valleymount on 15 May 1923 as part of the Irish Civil War. Boyle, who led the Anti-Treaty IRA in County Wicklow, was reputedly the last person to be killed as part of the conflict. He was 24. A granite stone marks the site of his execution at May Nolan's Cottage.

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