placenamesParkbridge
Droichead na Páirce
The history kept by Egan’s Bar records a change of family name in 1912 and a major renovation during the 1994 World Cup.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Droichead na Páirce · Irish · main form · validated name
- Parkbridge · English · main form
Place & story
From Doyle’s to Egan’s
Egan’s Bar’s own history records that the premises belonged to the Doyle family before the Egan name was added in 1912. The business combined the pub with an adjoining grocery, reflecting the close connection between village shopping and social life. [2]
Renovation in 1994
The pub remained open while building work took place during the 1994 football World Cup. Designer Angela Murphy directed the renovation. The resulting interior included a pot-bellied stove and a snug with an open fire, retaining space for the music and singing recalled in the family’s account. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Wicklow
- Barony
- Shillelagh
- Civil parish
- Moyacomb
- Coordinates
- 52.72764, -6.57884 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 128843 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Parkbridge. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- About Egan’s Bar — Location and History · Egan’s Bar, Parkbridge
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.