Poulaphouca Reservoir
Poulaphouca Reservoir, officially Pollaphuca, is an active reservoir and area of wild bird conservation in west County Wicklow, Ireland named after the Poulaphouca waterfall on its south-western end where the water exits the lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: Active reservoir in Wicklow, Ireland
- Also known as: “Blessington Lakes; Blessington Lake”, “Liffey Reservoir”, and “Poulaphuca Dam”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Joseph’s Church and Baltyboys House.
St Joseph’s Church
Church
Photo: Patrick Wyse Jackson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Joseph’s Church is situated 3 km south of Poulaphouca Reservoir.
Baltyboys House
Building
Baltyboys House, also known as Boystown House, is an 18th-century Georgian country house close to Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland. Baltyboys House is a mansion built in the Georgian style.
St. Mark’s Cross
Cross
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Mark's Cross is a high cross and National Monument located in Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland. St. Mark’s Cross is situated 3½ km northwest of Poulaphouca Reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lacken and Valleymount.
Lacken
Hamlet
Lacken or Lackan is a townland and small village in the west of County Wicklow, Ireland, located on the shores of the Blessington lakes and western edge of the Wicklow Mountains.
Valleymount
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Valleymount is a small village in western County Wicklow, Ireland. The name 'Valleymount' does not appear before 1839. Previously, the village was known as 'the Cross of Ballymore' or simply 'the Cross', with 'cross' referring to land belonging to the church. Valleymount is situated 3 km south of Poulaphouca Reservoir.
Ballyknockan
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballyknockan or Ballynockan is a village and townland in County Wicklow, Ireland. The village is known for its granite quarries which were the site of intensive industry from 1824 until the mid-20th century. Ballyknockan is situated 3½ km south of Poulaphouca Reservoir.
Poulaphouca Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Poulaphouca Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Poulaphouca urtegia”
- Cebuano: “Pollaphuca Reservoir”
- French: “réservoir Poulaphouca”
- French: “Réservoir Poulaphouca”
- Irish: “Poll a‘ Phúca”
- Irish: “Poll an Phúca”
- Irish: “Taiscumar Pholl a‘ Phúca”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Poulaphoucareservoaret”
- Turkish: “Poulaphouca Yapay Gölü”
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