placenames1901 census
81People recorded
16Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1901 records ↗Bree
Brí
Bree Athletic Club’s own retrospective records its founders and the young athletes who brought it national success.
Recorded locationBree52.44010° N · 6.61868° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Brí · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Bree · English · main form
Place & story
A new club in 1970
Tony Greene and Dan Walsh founded the present Bree Athletic Club in May 1970, with Greene as chairman, Walsh as secretary and Frank Dunne as treasurer. Its history distinguishes this organisation from a short-lived club formed by Father Michael O’Regan in the 1950s. The club serves a wider area than Bree townland; its athletes’ achievements do not establish that each was born locally. [2]
Early national medals
Mary Shannon won national silver in the under-12 80 metres in 1975. That year she joined Paula Kavanagh, Imelda Kavanagh and Eileen Byrne in the club’s first national gold-medal relay team. In 1980 Malachy Sheridan won its first individual national gold in the under-14 pole vault, while Paul Nolan won both the under-11 80 metres and long jump. The club identifies Nolan as the later National Hunt trainer. [2]
Geographic information
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
89People recorded
19Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Kirwan 9
- O'Shea 8
- Barron 7
- Carbery 7
- OBrien 7
1926 census
95People recorded
19Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1926 records ↗Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Bree. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Golden Anniversary for Bree AC, 1970–2020 · Bree Athletic Club
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.