Broadford ( - "the mouth of the ford") is a village in the west of

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Dromcollogher-Broadford Dromcolliher-Broadford is a parish bordering north Cork in County Limerick, Ireland. There are two villages within the parish, Dromcolliher and Broadford. Dromcolliher (''Drom Collachair'' in Irish) is a small Irish town towards the west of Co ...

. In the 2016 census, the resident population of Broadford village was 276, and the population of the Broadford electoral division was 960. According to records, the village is relatively new, and was first recorded by

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s in 1837. Prior to its current name, it was known as ''"Killaliathan"'' or ''"Killagholehane"''. This name derives from Killaliathan Church, located 1.6 km (1 mile) to the south, a medieval church now partially ruined.

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Dromcollogher / Broadford. Parish
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Broadford, Co. Limerick, at the Placenames Database of Ireland
Towns and villages in County Limerick {{Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick

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