People and Places of Galway

Standard Name:

Clarin Bridge

Irish Form of Name:

Droichead a' chlairín

Translation:

bridge of the little board

Civil Parish:

Stradbally
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:

Clarin Bridge
Droichead a' chlairín
Claran Bridge as on Plan
Cleran Bridge County Map

Description:

This village is on the road leading from Galway to Gort. There is a Roman Catholic Chapel here and a Monastery School. This school was established in 1820 by Mrs. Redington of Kilcornan and by whom it is supported. It is attended on an average by about 180 boys.

Situation:

W. of the parish. In Hill Park townland, part in Stradbally North.

Information from the Ordnance Survey Letters:

The Ordnance Survey Letters are letters between John O'Donovan and his supervisor, Thomas Larcom, regarding the work of compiling the Field Books. These letters provide further discussion on many of the places listed in the Field Books.

References to this place can be found in the following letters.

Volume 1 page 281
Volume 1 page 291 to page 294
Volume 1 page 291 to page 292

What is a townland?:

A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169

Townland:

Clarin Bridge is in Hill Park townland.

Original OS maps at the Ordnance Survey of Ireland website.
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Clarin Bridge

Information from the National Monuments Service.
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Archaeological map from the National Monuments Service

Information about Clarin Bridge

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Townland Information

Information From Maps