| Roundwood | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
| Pushpin Label: | Roundwood |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Leinster |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Wicklow |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 907 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | WET |
| Utc Offset1: | +0 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -1 |
| Coordinates: | 53.0667°N -20°W |
| Elevation M: | 238 |
| Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
| Postal Code Type: | Eircode (Routing Key) |
| Postal Code: | A98 |
Roundwood, historically known as TĂłchar[2] (ga|an TĂłchar pronounced as /ga/, meaning 'the causeway'), is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, Roundwood had a population of 907 people.[1]
Roundwood is located where the R755 road joins the R764 and R765. The R755 is part of the main route from Dublin to Glendalough in the Wicklow Mountains. At 238 metres above sea level, Roundwood is one of the highest villages in Ireland. The Vartry Reservoir (reservoir lakes built in the 1860s) is close by.
Roundwood has a connection with two former Presidents of Ireland. Seán T. O'Kelly (1882–1966) lived at Roundwood Park, an early 19th-century country house that was subsequently "remodelled in castle style".[3] Erskine Hamilton Childers (1905–1974) is buried in Derrylossary Church of Ireland churchyard near the village.[4] This Church of Ireland (Anglican) church was built and is now disused.[4] The local Catholic church, the Church of Saint Laurence O'Toole, was built between 1867 and 1871 and faces onto Roundwood's main street.[5] Both churches are included in the Record of Protected Structures maintained by Wicklow County Council. Several other structures in the area, including several buildings associated with the Vartry Reservoir, are also listed as protected structures.
The local Gaelic football and ladies' Gaelic football club is An TĂłchar GAA.
Roundwood is twinned with the village of Spézet, in Brittany, northwestern France.[6] The schools in both areas regularly communicate and engage with another. For many years, exchange programmes have been in place for the students.
