- Aughleam
Infobox Irish Place
name = Aughleam
gaeilge = Eachléim
crest
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pin coords = left: 17px; top: 36px
north coord = 54.1158 | west coord = 10.1022 | irish grid = F625205
area = | elevation = 1 m
province =Connacht
county =County Mayo
population = | town pop = | rural pop =
census yr = 2002
web = |Eachléim (formerly "Aughleam" or "Aghleam") is a
village inCounty Mayo in Ireland. It has a total area of 2.96km² . Its name derives from Irish "Each" (horse) and "Léim" (jump), as local folklore has it a horse jumped from the east of thetownland to the west, demarking the area's boundaries.It is near the tip of the
Mullet Peninsula , deep inErris 'sGaeltacht region. It is also the home of theIonad Deirbhile , or Eachléim Heritage Centre.ee also
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Connacht Irish
*List of towns in Ireland
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