Kilbrin Explained

Kilbrin
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Civil parish
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:County Cork
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population:186
Timezone1:WET
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:52.2°N -8.8333°W

Kilbrin [2] is a civil parish in the barony of Duhallow, County Cork, Ireland. Once an independent parish, Kilbrin is now joined to the parish of Ballyclough. Kilbrin derives its name from an early church site or monastery namely Cill Bhrain, i.e. the church of Saint Bran.[2]

Kilbrin is within the Dáil constituency of Cork North-West.

Archbishop Thomas Croke, whom Croke Park stadium was named after, was born in Castlecor (parish of Kilbrin).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census 2016 - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPMAP Area) - Settlements - kilbrin. Central Statistics Office . Census 2016 .
  2. Web site: Cill Bhrain / Kilbrin . Irish Placenames Commission . logainm.ie . 23 December 2020 .