placenames1901 census
7People recorded
2Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Mayne 5
- McKeon 2
Aghamore
Achadh Mór
Aghamore’s two-arched bridge records an early route across the Owenwee south of Westport.
Recorded locationAghamore53.77735° N · 9.56289° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Achadh Mór · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Aghamore · English · main form
Place & story
A bridge already on the map
Aghamore Bridge crosses the Owenwee between Aghamore and Killeencoff. The architectural inventory records it as already standing in 1838, rather than assigning that year as its construction date. Its two rounded arches are built from local limestone, with more carefully dressed stone outlining the openings. [2]
Stonework shaped by the river
A triangular cutwater divides the flow on the upstream side of the central pier. The inventory also identifies an Ordnance Survey benchmark, linking the crossing with the mapping of the district. The combination of rough walling, dressed arches and the survey mark preserves evidence of both road building and measurement in the nineteenth-century landscape. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Mayo
- Barony
- Murrisk
- Civil parish
- Oughaval
- Within
- Westport Rural
- Coordinates
- 53.77735, -9.56289
- Mapped area
- 0.2 km²
- Logainm ID
- 37568 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
4People recorded
2Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1911 records ↗1926 census
14People recorded
2Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Grady 7
- Flynn 6
- Cleary 1
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Aghamore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Aghamore Bridge over the Owenwee, NIAH31308714 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.