Ballybricken
Ballybricken (Irish: Baile Uí Bhricín, meaning "the town of Ó Bricín")[1] is an area in the east of County Limerick in Ireland. It is in the civil parish of Caherelly, approximately 18 kilometres (11 miles) from Limerick city. Ballybricken is mainly a farming area.
Ballybricken
Baile Uí Bhricín | |
|---|---|
Townlands | |
  Ballybricken Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°33′45″N 8°31′43″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Limerick |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Amenities and sport
Ballybricken has a shop/post office and pub.
The local GAA club, Ballybricken/Bohermore GAA Club, has its grounds in the area. A new clubhouse was officially opened on the May Bank Holiday weekend in 2008.[2] The club's senior teams play at a Junior A level in both hurling and football.
Notable people
Singer Dolores O'Riordan, from The Cranberries, was brought up in Ballybricken and went to the local primary school.[3] She was also buried there.[4]
References
- "Baile Uí Bhricín Thuaidh". Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- "Ballybricken Bohermore GAA". Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- "IMDB Dolores O'Riordan". IMDb. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- McDonald, Henry (23 January 2018). "Dolores O'Riordan funeral: mourners pay tribute to Cranberries singer". theguardian.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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