Parkbridge Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Parkbridge-Park
Native Name:Droichead na Páirce - Páirc
Native Name Lang:gd
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Coordinates:52.728°N -6.595°W
Blank Name Sec1:Irish Grid Reference
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Leinster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:County Wicklow
Unit Pref:Metric

Parkbridge (from Irish: Irish: Droichead na Páirce meaning 'Bridge of the Field') is a village in the civil parish of Moyacomb, barony of Shillelagh, County Wicklow, Ireland.

Geography

Parkbridge is bounded on the west by Raheengraney, on the east by Park townland, on the north by Coolruss townland, and on the south by Drummin townland. The chief geographical feature is the Gráinne river which flows from the townland of Aghowle to the north down as far as the lower end of the townland of Drummin where it meets the River Derry.

Etymology

The first mention of the name is in post office records as follows:[1] "Park Bridge: A small bridge with two arches over a stream without a name"1608 "The Parke", CPR, 1636 Le Parke, Chancery Inq;c.1638 Parketown, Earl of Meath Documents; c. 1660 Parke BSD, HMR;1760 Park, Levilles MapPrice VI, 377

History

The townland appears in the listing of rents under the estate of Lord Fitzwilliam in the 1800s.[2] A post office was opened in Parkbridge in 1878 and was closed on 23 November 1997 when its post town was Enniscorthy.[3]

Antiquities

Underneath the bridge and beside the Gráinne river an unmarked Gráinne's Well exists. It has been known to be of spiritual importance to the people of the area, who in times past gathered water and prayed there.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Droichead na Páirce/Parkbridge. Logainm.ie.
  2. Web site: Wicklow Grand Jury Presentments 1818 to 1899: Spring 1872 - Summer 1874 . 2023-03-07 .
  3. Book: Frank, Harold . Stange, Klaus . Irish Post Offices . . 1990 . Germany . WIC .