Townland

Brickeen

An Broicín

Brickeen is a townland in Sligo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBrickeen54.07476° N · 8.35576° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • An Broicín · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Brickeen · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Sligo
Barony
Tirerrill
Civil parish
Kilmacallan
Coordinates
54.07476, -8.35576
Mapped area
0.94 km²
Logainm ID
45384 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

49People recorded
10Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Breheny 15
  • McCabe 12
  • Ballantine 8
  • Kelly 7
  • Balantine 2
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

42People recorded
9Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Brehony 9
  • Ballantine 7
  • Breheny 7
  • McCabe 6
  • Lavin 5
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

43People recorded
8Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Breheny 15
  • Ballantine 8
  • Lavin 6
  • McCabe 5
  • Brehony 4
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Brickeen. 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.