Bridgetown, County Clare

Coordinates: 52°45′45″N 8°31′31″W / 52.762464°N 8.525289°W

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Bridgetown Baile an Droichid
Village
St. Thomas Church
Bridgetown Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°45′45″N 8°31′31″W / 52.762464°N 8.525289°W / 52.762464; -8.525289
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Clare
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Bridgetown (Irish: Baile an Droichid) is a small village in eastern County Clare, Ireland.^[1] It is located near Killaloe and has a National School.^[2] St. Thomas Church was originally built in 1832 and was mostly rebuilt during the renovations in 1970.^[3]

Archaeology

A small burial ground 500 meters west and a holy well, Tobernasool (Irish: Tobar na Súil), 300 metres south are noted on historic maps.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Dublin City University. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
^ "I.T.A. Topographical and General Survey: Bridgetown". www.clarelibrary.ie. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
^ Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe : An illustrated History. Booklink. p. 151.
^ "Tobernasool, Tobar na Súil, The Eye Well, previously known as Tobar Ceannaighthe, Ardataggle". County Clare Heritage Office. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
^ "History of our School". Bridgetown National School. 2016.

External links

St Thomas Church Profile

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County town: Ennis
Towns	Ennis Ennistymon Killaloe Kilkee Kilrush Lahinch Lisdoonvarna Milltown Malbay Newmarket-on-Fergus Shannon Tulla
Villages	Ardnacrusha Aughinish Ballaghline Ballyea Ballycannan Ballynacally Ballyvaughan Barefield Bodyke Boston Bridgetown Broadford Bunratty Cahiracon Carrigaholt Clarecastle Clonlara Cloonanaha Clooneenagh Connolly Coolmeen Cooraclare Coore Corofin Cranny Cratloe Cree Cross Crusheen Doolin Doonaha Doonbeg Doora Fanore Feakle Hurlers Cross Inagh Ivarstown Kilbaha Kildysart Kilfenora Kilkishen Killimer Kilmaley Kilmihil Kilmoon Kilmurry Kilnaboy Kilnamona Kilshanny Knock Labasheeda Liscannor Lissycasey Meelick Mountshannon Moyasta Mullagh Murroogh Noughaval O'Brien's Bridge O'Callaghan's Mills Parteen Quilty Quin Ruan Scarriff Sixmilebridge Spancill Hill Spanish Point Toonagh Tuamgraney Tubber Tullig Whitegate
Regions	Burren Loop Head Peninsula
Islands	Aughinish Canon Island Deer Island Inis Cathaig (or Scattery Island) Inis Cealtra Inishloe Inishmacowney Mutton Island Trummer
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