BROWSE
townland
Baile na Bríde
genitive: Bhaile na Bríde
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Bridestown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the town of (on) An Bhríd
    An Bhríd -- ainm abhann a shníonn tríd an gcontae seo ó chontae Phort Láirge anoir

  • English

    the town of (on) An Bhríd
    An Bhríd -- the River Bride, which flows through this county from county Waterford

Centrepoint

52.0573, -8.38998latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1784
Thonereah otherwise Bridestown
CGn. Leathanach: 362.176.243320
1811
Bridestown
Bath
1812
Bridetown
Leet Leathanach: 1, 110
1837
Bridestown
Top. Dict. Leathanach: 1, 55
1841-2
Bridestown
BS:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,9
1841-2
Bridestown
Champion, Rev. R. G. :AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,9
1841-2
Bridestown
Heaphy, C. :AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,9
1841-2
Bridestown
OD:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,9
1841-2
Bridestown
MacNamara, M. :AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,9
1841-2
Bridestown
McCarthy, Rev. E.:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,9
1841-2
Bridestown
Old Map:AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,9
1841-2
Bridestown
Railway Map (Ire.):AL Leathanach: Co 013 1,9
1841-2
Bridestown
TAB Leathanach: Co 013 1,9
1917
Bridesown [sic] Baile na Bríde als. Cnoc an Chatha -
Homestead by the Bird's [sic] River otherwise Hill of the Battle ... second from P. Kennedy ... not .... certain .... synonym for the first or merely .... subdivision.
PRIA 34 C 1 Leathanach: 9

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