Aughleam

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An Eachléim English: Aghleam or Aughleam
Village
Eachléim Heritage Centre
An Eachléim Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°06′57″N 10°06′08″W / 54.1158°N 10.1022°W / 54.1158; -10.1022
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Mayo
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Irish Grid Reference	F625205
Eachléim is the only official name. The anglicized spellings Aughleam and Aghleam have no official status.

An Eachléim, anglicized as Aughleam or Aghleam,^[1] is a Gaeltacht village and townland in County Mayo, Ireland. It lies on the Mullet Peninsula in Erris, on the R313 regional road. It has a total area of 2.96 km² (1.14 sq mi). Its name derives from Irish Each (horse) and Léim (leap), as local folklore has it a horse leapt from the east of the townland to the west, marking out its borders.