Kilbride (Gaelic: ''Cill Bhride'') is a
townland within the parish of
Tramore in
County Waterford
County Waterford ( ga, Contae Phort Láirge) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is part of the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region. It is named ...
,
Ireland. Kilbride is located about from Tramore town and from
Waterford. It is split into two sections: Kilbride North and Kilbride South.
Kilbride got its name from an old church in Kilbride South (.
) that was named after St Brigid, possibly
Brigit of Kildare, daughter of Dubhtach, whose feast day was 1 February, but associated with her contemporary
St Briga, daughter of Congall, whose feast day is 21 January and who is also associated with
Oughter Ard Ardclough Straffan County Kildare
County Kildare ( ga, Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county, ...
(
), and Brideschurch near
Sallins (.
). Neighbouring townlands include Monmahouge, Cullencastle, Butlerstown, Knockeen, and Carriglong.
Attractions include an annual Halloween bonfire, the
Dolmen
A dolmen () or portal tomb is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the early Neolithic (40003000 BCE) and were somet ...
located in Knockeen, and the
fairy rings
A fairy ring, also known as fairy circle, elf circle, elf ring or pixie ring, is a naturally occurring ring or arc of mushrooms. They are found mainly in forested areas, but also appear in grasslands or rangelands. Fairy rings are detectable by ...
in Carriglong.
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Townlands of County Waterford