Annacurra

Annacurra
Áth na Cora
Village
Annacurra
Coordinates: 52°50′31″N 6°21′25″W / 52.842°N 6.357°W / 52.842; -6.357
CountryIreland
CountyCounty Wicklow
BaronyBallinacor South[1]
Irish grid referenceT107779

Annacurra or Annacurragh (Irish: Áth na Cora)[1] is a small village in South-East County Wicklow, Ireland. It is located just off the R747 road which runs from Arklow to Baltinglass and is about 1.5 miles from Aughrim. The River Derry runs through the village.

Amenities

The village has a pub[2] and a national (primary) school.[3] The school, known as St. Brigid's National School or Annacurra National School,[3][4] had an enrollment of over 120 pupils in 2025.[5] The local Catholic church, also dedicated to St. Brigid, is within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ferns.[6] The church was built in 1862.[7]

Sport

The village's Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club, Annacurra GAA (or Áth an Churraigh in Irish),[8] had a number of successes in the early days of organised Gaelic games. The club won the first three Wicklow Senior Football Championship titles between 1887 and 1889, and went on to win the competition a total of nine times.[9] As of 2011, the club were a senior team, having won promotion by winning the Wicklow Intermediate Championship in 2010.[10] The club plays its home games at Joey Doyle Park and its colours are green and yellow.[11] Clubman Alan Byrne played on the Wicklow senior football team for several years.[12] John Timmons and Joe Timmons also previously played with the club.[13][14]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Áth na Cora / Annacurragh". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Extended permission sought for plans to renovate The Saltee in Annacurra". Wicklow People. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b "St. Brigid's National School". annacurrans.com. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Whole School Evaluation Report - Annacurra N S" (PDF). Department of Education. 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2025 – via gov.ie. Annacurra National School is a vertical, co-educational, rural primary school under the patronage of the Catholic Bishop of Ferns
  5. ^ "School - Annacurra N S". Department of Education. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025 – via gov.ie.
  6. ^ "Parishes - Annacurra". ferns.ie. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Saint Bridget's Catholic Church, Kilballyowen, Annacuragh, Wicklow". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Clubs - Annacurra GAA". officialwicklowgaa.ie. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  9. ^ "History". annacurragaaclub.com. Annacurra GAA. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Annacurra Rejoice". annacurragaaclub.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  11. ^ "About". annacurragaaclub.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  12. ^ "Wicklow 0–13 Kildare 0–09". RTÉ. 18 May 2008. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
  13. ^ "Friends pen tribute to Dub legend Joe". The Herald. The Herald. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  14. ^ "125 Greatest Wicklow footballers". Wicklow People. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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