Aghavannagh

Aghavannagh
Achadh Mheánach
Village
Irish transcription(s)
 • Derivation:Aughavanna, Revells
 • Meaning:"Hilly field"
Former military barracks, youth hostel at Aghavannagh
Former military barracks, youth hostel at Aghavannagh
Aghavannagh is located in Ireland
Aghavannagh
Aghavannagh
Aghavannagh shown within Ireland
Coordinates: 52°54′55″N 6°25′28″W / 52.915277°N 6.424550°W / 52.915277; -6.424550
CountryIreland
CountyCounty Wicklow
BaronyBallinacor South
Area
 • Total1,119.72 ha (2,766.89 acres)
Irish grid refT 03468 89452

Aghavannagh (Irish: Achadh Mheánach, meaning 'hilly field')[2] is a small village and townland in south County Wicklow, Ireland. It is located in the barony of Ballinacor South on the Military Road originally constructed between 1804 and 1809, in the wake of the 1798 rebellion. It is so remote that inhabitants say that "Aghavannagh is the last place God made".[3]

  1. ^ "Aghavannagh (Revell) Townland, Co. Wicklow - Area". townlands.ie. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Achadh Mheánach (Revell) / Aghavannagh (Revell)". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ Nolan, Winefride (1952). The New Invasion. St. Martin's Press. p. 142. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2016.