Annamoe

Annamoe

Infobox Irish Place
name = Annamoe
gaeilge = Áth na mBó
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pin coords = left: 72px; top: 52px
north coord = 53.0309
west coord = 6.2482
irish grid = T169992
area =
elevation = 298 m (980 ft)
province = Leinster
county = County Wicklow
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Annamoe (irish place name|Áth na mBó|Ford of the Cows) [ [http://www.cyclingireland.ie/html/site/disciplines/story.jsp?id=37&type=leisure Cycling in Ireland] (retrieved 2008-07-21)] is small picturesque village in County Wicklow, Ireland about km to mi | 32 | abbr=yes | precision=0 from Dublin located on the Avonmore river. It is on the R755 (at the junction with the R763) between Roundwood and Laragh on the road to Glendalough.

The small stone humpback bridge is a popular place for tourists to stop and view the beautiful County Wicklow scenery. There is a trout fishery in the village with a convert|4|acre|m2|sing=on lake where one can fly or bait fish. A separate fishing pond especially for children allows them to catch elusive brown trout, the rare Arctic char and rainbow trout.

Famous residents

Film director John Boorman lives in the village with his wife Christel Kruse. Actor Daniel Day-Lewis has a home near the village.Fact|date=September 2008

ee also

List of towns in Ireland

References

*"Where the River Flows: Annamoe Rectory" by Vera Pettigrew


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