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Aughrim is a small village
Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or Residential community, larger than a hamlet , but smaller than a town or city. Though generally located in rural areas, the term urban village may be applied to certain urban area neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in Beirut, Lebanon....
 in County Galway
County Galway

County Galway is located on the west coast of Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland of Connacht. The county takes its name from the city of Galway....
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
. It is located in the midlands of Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
, between the towns of Loughrea
Loughrea

Loughrea is a town in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. The town lies north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains.The town expanded in recent years as it increasingly becomes a commuter town for the city of Galway....
 and Ballinasloe
Ballinasloe

Ballinasloe is a town in the eastern extremity of County Galway in Republic of Ireland.The town developed as a crossing point on the River Suck, a tributary of the River Shannon....
, along the N6 national primary road
National primary road

A national primary road is a road classification in the Republic of Ireland. National primary roads form the major routes between the major urban centres....
 that connects Galway
Galway

Galway is the fourth largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the only city in the province of Connacht in Republic of Ireland. The city is located on the west coast of Ireland....
 and Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
.

Its place in history is assured as it was here that the Marquis de St Ruth
Marquis de St Ruth

Charles Chalmont, Marquis of St Ruth was a French general. He earlier fought against Protestants in France, and he fought in Ireland on the Jacobitism side in the Williamite wars, where he was killed at the Battle of Aughrim.....
 prepared the Irish troops for the Battle of Aughrim
Battle of Aughrim

The Battle of Aughrim was the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland. It was fought between the Jacobitism and the forces of William III of England on 12 July 1691, near the village of Aughrim, County Galway in County Galway....
 during the Williamite war in Ireland
Williamite war in Ireland

The Williamite War in Ireland, also known as the Jacobite War in Ireland and in Ireland as Cogadh an D? R? or The War of the Two Kings, was the opening conflict following the deposition of King James II of England in 1688 when he attempted to regain the throne of his Three Kingdoms from his daughter Mary II of England who repl...
 was fought on 12 July, 1691.

According to the Irish census of 2002, the village had a population of 546.








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Aughrim is a small village
Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or Residential community, larger than a hamlet , but smaller than a town or city. Though generally located in rural areas, the term urban village may be applied to certain urban area neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in Beirut, Lebanon....
 in County Galway
County Galway

County Galway is located on the west coast of Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland of Connacht. The county takes its name from the city of Galway....
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
. It is located in the midlands of Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
, between the towns of Loughrea
Loughrea

Loughrea is a town in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. The town lies north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains.The town expanded in recent years as it increasingly becomes a commuter town for the city of Galway....
 and Ballinasloe
Ballinasloe

Ballinasloe is a town in the eastern extremity of County Galway in Republic of Ireland.The town developed as a crossing point on the River Suck, a tributary of the River Shannon....
, along the N6 national primary road
National primary road

A national primary road is a road classification in the Republic of Ireland. National primary roads form the major routes between the major urban centres....
 that connects Galway
Galway

Galway is the fourth largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the only city in the province of Connacht in Republic of Ireland. The city is located on the west coast of Ireland....
 and Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
.

Its place in history is assured as it was here that the Marquis de St Ruth
Marquis de St Ruth

Charles Chalmont, Marquis of St Ruth was a French general. He earlier fought against Protestants in France, and he fought in Ireland on the Jacobitism side in the Williamite wars, where he was killed at the Battle of Aughrim.....
 prepared the Irish troops for the Battle of Aughrim
Battle of Aughrim

The Battle of Aughrim was the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland. It was fought between the Jacobitism and the forces of William III of England on 12 July 1691, near the village of Aughrim, County Galway in County Galway....
 during the Williamite war in Ireland
Williamite war in Ireland

The Williamite War in Ireland, also known as the Jacobite War in Ireland and in Ireland as Cogadh an D? R? or The War of the Two Kings, was the opening conflict following the deposition of King James II of England in 1688 when he attempted to regain the throne of his Three Kingdoms from his daughter Mary II of England who repl...
 was fought on 12 July, 1691.

According to the Irish census of 2002, the village had a population of 546.

Chernobyl Appeal

Aughrim is the base for charitable organisation which carry out voluntary work in areas in Belarus affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

See also

  • List of towns and villages in Ireland