Aughleam
An Eachléim
English: Aghleam or Aughleam | |
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Village | |
Eachléim Heritage Centre | |
| Coordinates: 54°06′57″N 10°06′08″W / 54.1158°N 10.1022°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Irish Grid Reference | F625205 |
| Eachléim is the only official name. The anglicized spellings Aughleam and Aghleam have no official status. | |
An Eachléim, anglicized as Aughleam or Aghleam, is a Gaeltacht village and townland in County Mayo, Ireland. It lies on the Mullet Peninsula in Erris, on the R313 regional road. It has a total area of 2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi). Its name derives from Irish Each (horse) and Léim (leap), as local folklore has it a horse leapt from the east of the townland to the west, marking out its borders.