placenamesKilbride
Cill Bhríde
Lewis’s 1837 parish account records religious and educational provision north of Arklow.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cill Bhríde · Irish · main form
- Kilbride · English · main form
Place & story
A church built in 1834
Samuel Lewis recorded a new Kilbride parish church near Arklow, erected in 1834 at the Earl of Wicklow’s expense. He described its square tower with battlements and pinnacles. His account distinguishes this building from the old church ruins on the hill overlooking Arklow and its bridge. [2]
Support for younger pupils
In the same parish, the Earl and Countess of Wicklow supported separate boys’ and girls’ parochial schools. Lewis also recorded two infant schools, one supported by the Countess and the other by the incumbent, the Reverend M. J. Mayers, alongside a Sunday school. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilbride. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilbride, Arklow barony: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland1837 · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2018-08-07. How this page was prepared.