Aughrim, County Galway
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Aughrim (Irish: Eachroim, meaning 'horse ridge')[2] 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 (now listed as the R446 regional 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.
Aughrim
Eachroim | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°18′15″N 8°19′00″W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Galway |
Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Rural | 595 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | M785281 |
Website | www |
It was in Aughrim that the Marquis de St Ruth prepared the Irish Catholic Jacobite troops for the Battle of Aughrim which was fought, during the Williamite war in Ireland, on 12 July 1691. Two ringforts located to the south (in Attidermot townland) are a National Monument.