Bridgetown ( ga, Baile an Droichid) is a small village in eastern
County Clare
County Clare ( ga, Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,817 ...
,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. It is located near
Killaloe and has a National School.
St. Thomas Church was originally built in 1832 and was mostly rebuilt during the renovations in 1970.
Archaeology
A small
burial ground
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...
500 meters west and a
holy well
A holy well or sacred spring is a well, spring or small pool of water revered either in a Christian or pagan context, sometimes both. The water of holy wells is often thought to have healing qualities, through the numinous presence of its gua ...
, Tobernasool ( ga, Tobar na Súil), 300 metres south are noted on historic maps.
See also
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List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
External links
St Thomas Church Profile
Towns and villages in County Clare
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