Rathdrum, County Wicklow


Town in Leinster, Ireland


















Rathdrum
Ráth Droma
Town

Rathdrum Main Street
Rathdrum Main Street



Rathdrum is located in Ireland

Rathdrum

Rathdrum



Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 52°55′44″N 6°13′41″W / 52.929°N 6.228°W / 52.929; -6.228Coordinates: 52°55′44″N 6°13′41″W / 52.929°N 6.228°W / 52.929; -6.228
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Wicklow
Elevation
96 m (315 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Urban
1,586
Time zone
UTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceT188883


Rathdrum; R752 crossing the Avonmore River


Rathdrum (Irish: Ráth Droma, meaning "Ringfort of the Ridge") is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is situated high on the western side of the Avonmore river valley, which flows through the Vale of Clara.




Contents





  • 1 People


  • 2 Transport

    • 2.1 Railway


    • 2.2 Bus



  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




People


Born in Rathdrum:



  • Anne Devlin (1780–1851), Irish republican and housekeeper to Robert Emmet.


  • Patrick Moran, First Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand


  • Charles Stewart Parnell, one of the greatest political leaders of modern Irish history. In the town there is the Parnell National Memorial Park, and his home Avondale House, now open to the public, is situated close by, in Avondale Forest park.

Notable residents:



  • Hazel O'Connor, English singer-songwriter and actress.[2]


Transport



Railway


Rathdrum is served by mainline train and bus from Dublin and Rosslare. Rathdrum railway station opened on 18 July 1863, replacing the earlier terminus at Rathdrum (Kilcommon) (opened on 20 August 1861)[3] when the line was extended.



Bus


Bus Éireann route 133 from Wicklow to Arklow serves Rathdrum twice a day each way (once each way on Sundays) and provides a link to Avoca, Woodenbridge, Glenealy and Rathnew.[4]


The Wicklow Way bus service operates two routes linking Rathdrum railway station and Rathdrum with Glendalough and Tinahely respectively.[5]



See also


  • List of towns and villages in Ireland


References




  1. ^ "Rathdrum Legal Town Results". Central Statistics Office. 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ http://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/lifestyle/a-life-of-walking-on-broken-glass-27336130.html


  3. ^ "Rathdrum station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-08.


  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-02-15.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  5. ^ http://www.wicklowwaybus.com/




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