Aughrim, County Galway
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Aughrim Eachroim
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 Aughrim
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| Coordinates: 53°18′15″N 8°19′00″W / 53.304167°N 8.316667°WCoordinates: 53°18′15″N 8°19′00″W / 53.304167°N 8.316667°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Rural | 595 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M785281 |
| Website | www |
Aughrim (Irish: Eachroim, meaning "horse ridge") is a small village in County Galway, Ireland. It is located between the towns of Loughrea and Ballinasloe, along the old N6 national primary road, now listed as R446 regional road that used to be the main road between Galway and Dublin.
Its place in history is assured as it was here that the Marquis de St Ruth prepared the Irish troops for the Battle of Aughrim which was fought, during the Williamite war in Ireland, on 12 July 1691.
According to the Irish census of 2011, the division had a population of 595.
Aughrim is the base for the charitable organisation Sunflowers Chernobyl Appeal which carry out voluntary work in areas in Belarus affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Holy Trinity Church is the Church of Ireland parish church for Aughrim. It was built in 1819 and consecrated on Trinity Sunday 1819 and it was therefore called Holy Trinity. It is cruciform in shape and is still in use as a parish church
Rectors of Holy Trinity Church
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