Valleymount
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Valleymount
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| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Wicklow |
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Valleymount (Template:Langx or An Chrois)[1] is a small village in western County Wicklow, Ireland. The name 'Valleymount' does not appear before 1839.[2] Previously, the village was known as 'the Cross of Ballymore' or simply 'the Cross', with 'cross' referring to land belonging to the church. [3]
Location and transport
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Vallymount is located approximately 32km from Dublin city centre.
Valleymount is at an average elevation of 198m above sea level and is situated on the R758 regional road. The village is on a land spit created by the flooding of the River Liffey and its primary tributary the King's River in the late-1930s and early-1940s for the Poulaphouca Dam project. The Poulaphouca project now supplies water to the Greater Dublin Area, and electricity to the ESB national grid.
It is serviced by the Dublin Bus 65 route which connects to Dublin twice daily (Mon - Fri).
The Valleymount Spur of St Kevin's Way, the pilgrim route to the ancient monastery site at Glendalough runs through Valleymount village. Another spur runs from the nearby village of Hollywood to Glendalough.
Vallymount neighbours the villages of Hollywood, Ballymore Eustace, Blessington, Ballyknockan and Lacken.
History
Neil 'Plunkett' Boyle, born at The Rosses in County Donegal in 1898, was shot at Knocknadroose aka Knocknadruce,[4] near Valleymount on 15 May 1923 as part of the Irish Civil War.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. Boyle, who led the Anti-Treaty IRA in County Wicklow, was reputedly the last person to be killed as part of the conflict. He was 24. A granite stone marks the site of his execution at May Nolan's Cottage.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
Townlands
The townlands in the area of Valleymount include: Ballyknockan, (The) Togher, Monamuck, Valleymount (or Cross), Humphrystown, Lockstown Upper, Lockstown Lower, Baltyboys Upper, Baltyboys Lower, Rathballylong, Annacarney, Blackditches Upper, Blackditches Lower, Carrigacurra, Lugnagroagh, Tulfarris, Granabeg Upper, Granabeg Lower, Knocknadruce and Knocknadruce Upper. Nearby (to the NE) is the 'lost' townland of Ballinahown which was completely flooded by the Poulaphouca project in the late-1930s and early-1940s
Built heritage
St. Joseph's Church
The most notable building is St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Built in 1803, to which a porch extension was added around 1835, the 'Mexican style' of the church is attributed to design ideas brought home by Irish emigrants returning from New Mexico, and adapting the style to the local area.[5] The church features stained glass windows by Harry Clarke, a leading figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts Movement and art students from Dublin's Art colleges sometimes visit the church to see the windows.[citation needed]
Star Inn
The pub was established around 1836, and changed owners. The current proprietor took over the family business in 1985 and refurbished the premises in 1996. The Inn is apparently named after the Morning Star that could be seen from the entrance.[6]
Other notable buildings
Valleymount House is a stone building that was the village's one and only shop and post office until it closed in 2006.[citation needed]
The village also used to have its own forge which was active until the 1980s.[citation needed]
There is a prehistoric sweathouse in the townland of Annacarney near Valleymount.[7]
Sports
Honours won by Valleymount GAA club include the Intermediate Football Championship (1952,1964,1978,1989), Junior Football "A" Championship (1963,1998,2020), Minor Football Championship (1951), Junior Hurling Championship (1988), and Intermediate Hurling Championship (1989).[8]
Rugby player Brian Carney played Gaelic football for Valleymount GAA and won a junior championship medal in 1998 with the club.[citation needed]
Filming locations
The following films were made in or near Valleymount:
- The Outcasts (1982) includes a scene filmed by Cyril Cusack in the old forge (Tom Tipper's forge) in Valleymount (south of the Star Inn)Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
- Widows' Peak (1994) was filmed in the area, particularly in BallyknockanLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
- Braveheart (1995) was partially filmed near Valleymount, and a route around the lake is called "Braveheart Drive"[9]
- This Is My Father (1998), featuring Aidan Quinn and James Caan, was filmed around Valleymount, Hollywood and Kilteel in County KildareLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
- P.S. I Love You (2007), starring Hilary Swank, saw some scenes filmed locally near Valleymount and in BallyknockanLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
People
- Jack Reynor (born 1992), Irish-American actor, grew up in Valleymount[10][11]
See also
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."An Chrois/Valleymount". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."An Chrois/Valleymount or Cross". Logainm. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.O'Keeffe, Diarmuid (28 April 2023). "The Placenames of County Wicklow - origins and meanings". County Wicklow Heritage. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cnoc na dTriús / Knocknadroose". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Saint Joseph's Catholic Church, Valleymount, County Wicklow". buildingsorireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
built in 1803, but with distinctive pinnacled front façade and porch added c.1835. The [..] front façade and porch are said to have been designed either by a former priest inspired by churches he saw on a visit to Malta, or by parishioners who had visited New Mexico
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Welcome to The Star Inn, Leo O Connor's Pub Vallymount, Wicklow". O'Connors Valleymount. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Annacarney: Sweat House". Megalithomania. 20 May 2002. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Valleymount G.A.A. Club Moin An Bhealaigh". Archived from the original on 22 November 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Galvin, Tom (7 March 2025). "Europe's Hollywood: Explore the iconic filming locations of Wicklow". Bray People. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ Tara Brady, "Wandering Jack" Script error: No such module "webarchive"., The Irish Times, 8 December 1012
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Roe McDermott. "Interview". Hot Press. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
Sources
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- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kinane, Barry (2024). Welcome to the Granite City: A Social History of Ballyknockan. Ballyknockan: self-published.
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