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Country
  
Ireland

Time zone
  
WET (UTC+0)

Irish Grid Reference
  
O187029

Local time
  
Thursday 9:52 AM

County
  
Wicklow

Eircode (Routing Key)
  
A98

Elevation
  
238 m

Province
  
Leinster

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Weather
  
7°C, Wind NE at 23 km/h, 83% Humidity

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Roundwood, historically known as Tóchar (Irish: an Tóchar, meaning "the causeway"), is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It was listed as having a population of 833 in the 2011 census.

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Map of Roundwood, Co. Wicklow, Ireland

Driving in ireland roundwood to kilmacanogue in 3 and a half minutes


Geography

Roundwood is located where the R755 road joins the R764 and R765. The R755 is part of the main route from Dublin to Glendalough in the Wicklow Mountains. At 238 metres above sea level, Roundwood is one of the highest villages in Ireland.

Vartry Reservoir Lakes (reservoirs built in the 1860s) are close by.

History

Roundwood has a close association with two former Presidents of Ireland, Seán T. O'Kelly who lived locally and Erskine Childers who is buried in the Church of Ireland Derralossary churchyard near the village.

Twin towns — Sister cities

Roundwood is twinned with the village of Spézet, in Brittany, in the northwest of France. The schools in both areas regularly communicate and engage with another. For many years, exchange programmes have been in place for the students.

References

Roundwood Wikipedia