Aughrim is a small village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in County Galway

County Galway

County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...

, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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. It is located in the west of Ireland

Ireland

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, between the towns of Loughrea

Loughrea

Loughrea is a town in County Galway, 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.- Name :...

 and Ballinasloe, along the N6 national primary road

National primary road

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 that connects Galway

Galway

Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...

 and Dublin.

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. Early in his military career, he fought against Protestants in France...

 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 Jacobites and the forces of William III on 12 July 1691 , near the village of Aughrim in County Galway....

 during the Williamite war in Ireland

Williamite war in Ireland

The Williamite War in Ireland—also called the Jacobite War in Ireland, the Williamite-Jacobite War in Ireland and in Irish as Cogadh an Dá Rí —was a conflict between Catholic King James II and Protestant King William of Orange over who would be King of England, Scotland and Ireland...

 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 Sunflower Chernobyl Appeal which carry out voluntary work in areas in Belarus affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Abbots and Bishops of Aughrim

• c.500 - Connell of Aughrim
  Connell of Aughrim
  Connell, aka Saint Connell, was a late fifth-early sixth century missionary among the Soghain of what is now County Galway.Nothing appears to be known of the background of Connell. He was appointed Bishop of Aughrim by Saint Patrick; the site of his church is now believed to be at Foats or...
  
  , Bishop and founder.
• 736 - Flann Aighle
  Flann Aighle
  Flann Aighle was Bishop of Aughrim, County Galway.Flann is the first known bishop of Aughrim since its founder, Connell of Aughrim, who lived c.500....
  
  , Bishop.
• 746 - Maelimarchair
  Maelimarchair
  Maelimarchair was Bishop of Aughrim, County Galway.Maelimarchair is one of the few recorded Bishops of Aughrim, which was situated in western Uí Maine. Nothing appears to be known of his origins or life...
  
  , Bishop.
• 782 - Rechtabhra mac Dubbchomar
  Rechtabhra mac Dubbchomar
  Rechtabhra mac Dubbchomar was Abbot of Aughrim, County Galway.Rechtabhra mac Dubbchomar is one of only five known bishops, abbots or Erenaghs of Aughrim...
  
  , Abbot.
• 809 - Maelduin of Aughrim
  Maelduin of Aughrim
  Maelduin of Aughrim, Bishop and Erenagh of Aughrim, County Galway, died 809.Maelduin is the last recorded bishop of Aughrim in the Irish annals. He is also noted as its Erenagh in his obituary...
  
  , Bishop and Airchinneach (Erenagh
  Erenagh
  The medieval Irish office of Erenagh was responsible for receiving parish revenue from tithes and rents, building and maintaining church property and overseeing the termon lands that generated parish income. Thus he had a prebendary role...
  
  )

Holy Trinity Church

Holy Trinity Church is the Church of Ireland parish church for Aughrim. It was built in 1819 and consecrated on Trinity Sunday 1819 and it was therefore called Holy Trinity. It is cruciform in shape and and is still in use as a parish church

Rectors of Holy Trinity Church

• Rev. Henry Martin (1819 - 1845)
• The Very Rev. John Fiennes Twisleton Crampton (1845 - 1888)

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland