Annamoe | |
Native Name: | Irish: Áth na mBó |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Leinster |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | County Wicklow |
Established Title: | Townland |
Established Date: | Drummin |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | WET |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -1 |
Coordinates: | 53.0316°N -6.2551°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 180 |
Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
Annamoe [2] [3] is a village located on the Avonmore river in County Wicklow, Ireland about 32km (20miles) 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. There is a trout fishery in the village with a 4acres 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]
See also: Category:People from Annamoe.
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.[7]