Aughamucky, officially Aghamucky (Irish: Áth an Mhuicí),[1] is a small village in County Kilkenny, Ireland.

The area around Aughamucky is of great interest and, as a result of the abundance of peat and coal, also has a wide diversity of unique flora and fauna.

[citation needed] In 1637, about 120 square kilometres (30,000 acres) including Aughamucky were granted to Sir Christopher Wandesford by his cousin, Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, the King's Lord Deputy of Ireland.

The miners small three roomed cottages which could be homes to ten plus people were thatched with rushes or reeds from the local area, sanitation did not exist, transport to mass, shopping and visiting was either by foot or by horse/donkey or "jennit" and cart.

[citation needed] Many of the residents are descendants of the coal miners who worked in the mines for the Wandesford family over a period of 300 years.