Aughagower
Aughagower
Achadh Ghobhair | |
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Village | |
Aghagower's round tower | |
| Coordinates: 53°45′49″N 9°27′50″W / 53.7635°N 9.464°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Elevation | 157 m (515 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M034803 |
| Website | www.aughagower.ie |
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Aughagower or Aghagower (Irish: Achadh Ghobhair, meaning 'field of the spring') 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.