Rathdrum, County Wicklow

Rathdrum
Irish: Ráth Droma
Village
Main Street, Rathdrum
Main Street, Rathdrum
Rathdrum is located in Ireland
Rathdrum
Rathdrum
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°55′44″N 6°13′41″W / 52.929°N 6.228°W / 52.929; -6.228
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Wicklow
Elevation
96 m (315 ft)
Population2,264
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceT188883
Rathdrum; R752 crossing the Avonmore River

Rathdrum (Irish: Ráth Droma, meaning 'ringfort of the ridge')[2] is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is situated high on the western side of the Avonmore River valley, which flows through the Vale of Clara. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2]

  1. ^ "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Rathdrum". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Ráth Droma/Rathdrum". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 21 October 2021.