Kilbricken Explained

Kilbrickan
Native Name:Irish: Cill Bhriocáin
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Leinster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Laois
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:52.9618°N -7.4621°W
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Kilbricken, officially Kilbrickan,[1] is a hamlet in County Laois, Ireland, on the Dublin-Cork railway line.

Mountrath & Castletown railway station opened at Kilbricken on 1 September 1848. It was part of the Great Southern and Western Railway in Ireland and was used for 127 years before being closed for goods traffic on 3 November 1975 and finally closed altogether by the CIÉ on 6 September 1976.[2] The station is no longer served and the station buildings are now privately owned. Although derelict, the stone built station can still be seen standing along this track.

Notable people

Victoria Cross winner James Bergin was from Kilbricken.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cill Bhriocáin/Kilbrickan . Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) . 14 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Mountrath and Castletown station . Railscot - Irish Railways . 2007-11-18. PDF.