Rathdrum, County Wicklow

Rathdrum Ráth Droma
Town
Rathdrum Main Street Rathdrum Main Street
Rathdrum Location in Ireland
Coordinates:
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Wicklow
Elevation	96 m (315 ft)
Population (2011)
• Urban	1,586
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference	T188883

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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.

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.

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) 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.

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

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland