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]

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.

Sport

The village's Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club had a number of successes in the early days of organised Gaelic games. Annacurra GAA 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.[2] As of 2011, the club were a senior team, having won promotion by winning the Wicklow Intermediate Championship in 2010.[3] The club plays its home games at Joey Doyle Park and its colours are green and yellow.[4] Clubman Alan Byrne lined out at corner-back and full-back positions on the Wicklow senior teams of both Mick O'Dwyer and Harry Murphy.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Áth na Cora / Annacurragh". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "History". annacurragaaclub.com. Annacurra GAA. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Annacurra Rejoice". annacurragaaclub.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  4. ^ "About". annacurragaaclub.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Wicklow 0–13 Kildare 0–09". RTÉ. 18 May 2008. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
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