Aughagower
Sign in to saveAughagower or Aghagower () is a small village in rural County Mayo in western Ireland. It is 6 km south-east of Westport. Aughagower has around forty houses, a pub and a shop, with a clear view of Croagh Patrick from Reek View. It is also at the centre of Aghagower civil parish which covers an area of 86.1 square miles. The village is known for its links to Saint Patrick and Tóchar Phádraig, the pilgrimage route from Ballintubber Abbey to Croagh Patrick.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Aughagower
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Aghagower, Co Mayo - Round Tower (geograph 5220719).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Aghagower's round tower
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- Ireland
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- right
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- Location in Ireland
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- Country
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- Ireland
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- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Connacht
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Mayo
- Elevation
- +157
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Aghagower, Co Mayo - Round Tower (geograph 5220719).jpg
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- P7959
- County Mayo
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Middle Ages
- Early modern
- Late modern and contemporary
- Round tower and Abbey
- Ancient monuments and legends
- Notable residents
- See also
- References
Aughagower or Aghagower () is a small village in rural County Mayo in western Ireland. It is 6 km south-east of Westport. Aughagower has around forty houses, a pub and a shop, with a clear view of Croagh Patrick from Reek View. It is also at the centre of Aghagower civil parish which covers an area of 86.1 square miles. The village is known for its links to Saint Patrick and Tóchar Phádraig, the pilgrimage route from Ballintubber Abbey to Croagh Patrick.
== History ==