Annamoe
Áth na mBó | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 The R755 road passes through Annamoe | |
  Annamoe Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°01′54″N 6°15′18″W / 53.031602°N 6.255121°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Wicklow |
| Townland | Drummin |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | T169992 |
Annamoe (Irish: Áth na mBó, meaning 'ford of the cows')[2][3] is a village located on the Avonmore river in County Wicklow, Ireland about 32 km (20 mi) south of Dublin. It is on the R755 road (at the junction with the R763) between Roundwood and Laragh on the road to Glendalough.
The small stone humpback bridge is a common place for tourists to stop and view the County Wicklow scenery.[citation needed] There is a trout fishery in the village with a 4-acre (16,000 m2) lake where one can fly or bait fish. A separate fishing pond for children allows them to catch brown and rainbow trout.[4][5][6]
Annamoe and the surrounding countryside is a breeding stronghold of the great spotted woodpecker, Ireland's newest species.[7]
Castle Kevin, close to Annamoe, of which a few ruins survive, was a medieval fort which formed an important part of Dublin city's defences against raids by the O'Toole clan. The constable was an important Crown official.[8]
- ^ Annamoe, historic 25" map Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine Ordnance Survey Ireland.
- ^ "Áth na mBó/Annamoe". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Cycling in Ireland (retrieved 2008-07-21)
- ^ Annamoe Trout Fishery Retrieved: 2017-09-14
- ^ Annamoe Trout Farm and Leisure Park Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Devils Glen Holiday & Equestrian Village. Retrieved: 2013-02-26.
- ^ Media on message Irish Times, 2006-04-10
- ^ "Colonisation and breeding status of the Great Spotted Woodpecker in the Republic of Ireland" Irish Birds (2015) Volume 10 p.183
- ^ Close Rolls 35 Edward I; Close Rolls 9 Edward II