Townland

Bridgetown Upper

Baile an Droichid Uachtarach

Bridgetown Upper is a townland in Cork. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBridgetown Upper52.15808° N · 8.47130° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Baile an Droichid Uachtarach · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Bridgetown Upper · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Cork
Barony
Fermoy
Civil parish
Bridgetown
Coordinates
52.15808, -8.47130
Mapped area
2.18 km²
Logainm ID
10248 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

83People recorded
17Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Goodden 10
  • Nagle 10
  • OBrien 8
  • Sisk 8
  • Hazlewood 6
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1911 census

56People recorded
16Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Aherne 6
  • Barry 6
  • Nagle 6
  • Sisk 5
  • Gorman 3
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

74People recorded
14Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Mahony 11
  • Mellerick 10
  • Ahern 7
  • Creede 7
  • O'Gorman 6
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Bridgetown Upper. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.