Kilbrin
Kilbrin
Cill Bhrain | |
|---|---|
Parish | |
  Kilbrin Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°12′00″N 08°50′00″W / 52.20000°N 8.83333°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Population (2016)[1] | 186 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
The parish of Kilbrin (Irish: Cill Bhrain), once an independent parish, but now joined to the parish of Ballyclough, derives its name from an early church site or monastery namely Cill Bhrain, i.e. the church of Saint Bran.[2]
The parish is located in the barony of Duhallow, County Cork, Ireland. Kilbrin is within the Cork North-West (Dáil constituency).
Archbishop Thomas Croke, whom Croke Park stadium was named after, was born in Castlecor (parish of Kilbrin).
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References
- ^ "Census 2016 - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPMAP Area) - Settlements - kilbrin". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office.
- ^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Dublin City University. Retrieved 15 October 2014.