Aughagower

Aughagower Achadh Ghobhair
Village
Aghagower's round tower
Aughagower Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°45′49″N 9°27′50″W / 53.7635°N 9.464°W / 53.7635; -9.464
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Mayo
Elevation	157 m (515 ft)
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	M034803
Website	www.aughagower.ie

Aughagower or Aghagower (Irish: Achadh Ghobhair, meaning 'field of the spring')^[1] is a small village in rural County Mayo in western Ireland. It is 6 km south-east of Westport. Aughagower has around forty houses, a pub and a shop, with a clear view of Croagh Patrick from Reek View. It is also at the centre of Aghagower civil parish which covers an area of 86.1 square miles.^[2] The village is known for its links to Saint Patrick and Tóchar Phádraig, the pilgrimage route from Ballintubber Abbey to Croagh Patrick.^{[citation needed]}