- Aglish
Infobox Irish Place
name = Aglish
gaeilge = An Eaglais
map
pin coords = left: 60px; top: 73px
north coord = 52.070
west coord = 7.825
irish grid = X121911
province =Munster
county = Waterford
population = 193
census yr = 2002
web = www.waterfordcoco.ie/council
|Aglish ("An Eaglais" in Irish) is a village in west
County Waterford ,Ireland .The village has traditionally had a population of less than 300, but Ireland's recent building boom has seen the population almost double since the turn of the millennium.
Aglish lies 16 km west of
Dungarvan and 18 km north ofYoughal , and is within the parish of Aglish, Ballinameela and Mount Stuart.The village is home to a
19th-century Catholic church, from which it gets its name - "Eaglais" being theIrish-language word for "church".Local amenities include a
national school , village hall, post office, petrol station, two sports pitches, and two pubs.Running through the village is the Geosh river, a tributary of the River Blackwater.
Sporting success has come through the Geraldines hurling and football teams, while local showjumper Tholm Keane has enjoyed success on the domestic Irish scene.
Aglish also won three Waterford senior football titles in 1915, 1922 and 1923.
Paddy O'Brien [http://www.paddyobrien.com] is a nationally-renowned singer from the area, who won Irish country music's Gold Star award in 1988.
References
* [http://www.waterfordtourism.org/aglish.htm Wateford Tourism profile of Aglish]
* [http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/vol1_t7_t12.pdf Census figures 2002]
* [http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=X121911 Ordnance Survey map]
* [http://www.waterfordlismore.com/parish.php?parish=2 Aglish National School]
* [http://locator.anpost.ie/locator_offices.asp?grof=5914&county=Waterford&dublin=&office=Aglish Aglish Post Office]
* [http://www.waterford-news.com/news/story.asp?j=605 Geraldines 2002 Glory]
* [http://www.rte.ie/sport/equestrian/2007/0826/keanet.html Tholm Keane on charge for national honours]
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