Roundwood

The place

Roundwood, historically known as Togher, located at the intersection of regional roads R755, R764 and R765. The R755 is the main transport route from Dublin in the south to Glendalough in the Wicklow Mountains. With an altitude of 238 m Roundwood is one of the highest villages in the Republic of Ireland.

Find out more

• Roundwood is closely related to two Irish President: Seán Ó Ceallaigh (1882-1966) lived for a time here and Erskine Hamilton Childers (1905-1974) was buried in the cemetery of the Church of Ireland Derralossary near the village.
• The Vartry Reservoir Lakes are very close. The reservoirs were built in the Victorian era in the 1860s.
• Roundwood served in 1998 as a film set for the Irish drama film The Nephew starring Pierce Brosnan and Donal McCann in the lead roles.

Partnership

Roundwood has a partnership with Spézet, a town in Brittany in France.