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Woodbrook (Ireland)
Woodbrook may refer to: ;Places: * Woodbrook, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago * Woodbrook, Baltimore, a neighborhood in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, that looks over Druid Hill Park * Woodbrook, County Tyrone, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland * Woodbrook, County Wexford, a place in County Wexford, Republic of Ireland * Woodbrook, Delaware, an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States * Woodbrook, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States * Woodbrook Golf Club, a golf club in Bray, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland * Woodbrook House, a house in the parish of Tumna, County Roscommon, Republic of Ireland ;Schools: * Woodbrook School, an elementary school in Edison, New Jersey, United States * Woodbrook Vale School, a secondary school in Loughborough, England ;Other: * Cochrane baronets, of Woodbrook, Cavan, Ireland * Woodbrook (racehorse), Grand National winner in 1881 * Hamilton baron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodbrook, Port Of Spain
The Woodbrook district, west of Downtown, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, was formerly a sugar estate owned by the Siegert family of Angostura bitters fame. The estate was sold to the Town Board in 1911 and developed into a residential neighbourhood, with many of the north–south streets named for the Siegert siblings, some of whom were Carlos, Luis, Petra and Alfredo. In the last twenty years the main east–west thoroughfares, Ariapita Avenue and Tragarete Road, have become almost entirely commercialised, and Ariapita Avenue west of Murray Street has become a relatively upscale dining and entertainment "strip". A few small parks are sprinkled through the neighbourhood; Adam Smith Square and Siegert Square are the two largest. The Community Association held a series of events in August 2011 to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Just north of Woodbrook along Tragarete Road is the Queen's Park Oval, a major Test cricket ground, which is owned by the private Queen's Park Cricket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodbrook House
Woodbrook House is a country house in County Roscommon in Ireland, situated in the townland of Usna in the civil parish of Tumna, three miles (5 km) from Carrick-on-Shannon, on the road to Boyle, County Roscommon, Boyle. History The Kirkwoods were landlords in Tumna, and various members of the Kirkwood family had large landholdings in the townlands of Woodbrook, Dorrary, and Cloongownagh in 1858. James Kirkwood built Woodbrook School for the education of the children of his tenants; the family managed the school until 1911. Rev. John McDermott, P.P., Croghan became the manager of the school from 1911 until 1917. Originally 'planted' on the Mayo-Sligo border, near Killala, the Kirkwood family is first mentioned in records in or around the time of the 1691 rebellion. How they made their way to Roscommon is unclear, but it is possible that inter-marriage brought them to Roscommon (the Lloyd surname was incorporated into their surnames at one stage). The Anglo-Irish of the ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
