O'BRIENSBRIDGE

In 1868, the parish of Obriensbridge contained the following places:

"O'BRIENSBRIDGE, a parish and post-office village in the barony of Lower Tulla, county Clare, province of Munster, Ireland, 7 miles N.E. of Limerick. It is 6 miles long, and its greatest breadth is 3 miles. It includes the village of Bridgetown. The surface, which is hilly, comprises a large proportion of waste land. It extends along the bank of the Shannon river, which is here crossed by a bridge of fourteen arches founded by O'Brien. The island of Innislosky is within the limits of this parish. The interior is traversed by the road from Killaloe to Limerick. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Killaloe, in the patronage of the dean and chapter. The church was a gift from the late Board of First Fruits in 1820. There are two Roman Catholic chapels. Cloneboy is the principal seat. There is a medicinal spring at Montpelier. Fairs are held on the 25th July and 7th November."

"BRIDGETOWN, a village in the parish of O'Briensbridge, barony of Lower Tulla, in the county of Clare, province of Munster, Ireland, 8 miles to the N.E. of Limerick. It is seated on the river Shannon, near the old bridge of 14 arches erected by O'Brien. Fairs are held here on the 10th June and the 3rd November."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018