Waterford Placenames

Placename : Kilbride

Administrative Details:

• Barony : Middlethird

Description:
Like Islandkane this church and parish were dependencies of the Preceptory of Killure. Unfortunately there is no evidence to show whether the Brigid commemorated be the patroness of Ireland, or whether - if she be - St. Brigid herself visited and founded this church.

Old Irish Typeface

Parish Location Map:

Townlands:
Carrickavrantry North, Carrickavrantry South, Cullencastle, Kilbride North, Kilbride South, Munmahoge, Sporthouse,

Related Resources

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Online Books and Journals
Full-text monographs, journals, and articles of Waterford Interest include useful resources for Affane:

• The Place-Names of Decies by Patrick Power. (Dublin; Cork University Press, 1952)
• Parish Files [Waterford County Library]
• The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland 1843-44 [Waterford extracts]
• Ordnance Survey Letters [1841] by John O'Donovan
• Irish Tourist Authority Survey [1941-45]

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