placenames1901 census
9People recorded
2Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Stafford 5
- Fenlon 2
- Dunne 1
- Miller 1
Bridgetown
Baile an Droichid
The original census distinguishes this small Clonmore townland from Wexford’s better-known coastal Bridgetown.
Recorded locationBridgetown52.45685° N · 6.62835° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Baile an Droichid · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Bridgetown · English · main form
Place & story
A small townland in 1911
The 1911 census lists Bridgetown within Bree electoral division, Clonmore parish and the barony of Bantry. It records a townland of forty acres, one rood and five perches, with nine residents: four male and five female. Both of its two houses were inhabited. The population total was also nine in 1891 and 1901, with two houses recorded at each census. These repeated totals describe the size of the community; they do not establish that the same people remained throughout. This is the inland Bridgetown near Bree, rather than the village associated with the Ballyteigue drainage scheme and canal in southern Wexford. [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
9People recorded
2Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Stafford 5
- Dunne 2
- Fendlon 2
1926 census
16People recorded
3Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Kehoe 6
- Stafford 4
- Barnes 1
- Byrne 1
- Fenlon 1
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Bridgetown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census of Ireland 1911: County Wexford, printed p6 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by the Athlone Printing Works Company, 1912
- 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.