placenames1901 census
12People recorded
2Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Arthur 7
- Fogarty 3
- Neil 1
- Nolan 1
Kilbride
Cill Bhríde
Oak Hill added a sporting ground to the locality’s country-house and farming history.
Recorded locationKilbride52.92340° N · 6.10204° 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.
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Recorded forms
- Cill Bhríde · Irish · main form
- Kilbride · English · main form
Place & story
Making a level playing field
Peter Savill told journalist Emmet Riordan that work on his Springfield farm’s cricket ground began in May 2005. Creating the oval required cutting into a sloping site and raising its lower end. Specialist Colin Dynes helped prepare the playing square with imported loam. Savill also commissioned a pavilion modelled on the one at Ampleforth College, where he had been educated. [2]
The opening match
Cricket Ireland records Oak Hill’s official opening on 22 June 2008, when an Ireland XI played a Lashings XI. The ground later hosted Ireland against South Africa A in 2012. These events connect the Kilbride farm with representative cricket, beyond the private sporting project described during its construction. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Wicklow
- Barony
- Arklow
- Civil parish
- Dunganstown
- Within
- Dunganstown East
- Coordinates
- 52.92340, -6.10204
- Mapped area
- 0.81 km²
- Logainm ID
- 55361 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
12People recorded
3Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- ONeill 5
- Fogarty 3
- Gavin 1
- Goggins 1
- Hayes 1
1926 census
22People recorded
4Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1926 records ↗Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilbride. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Midsummer Day’s dream a real picture: interview with Peter Savill · Emmet Riordan, The Irish Times; authorised reproduction by CricketEurope
- Oak Hill: international grounds history · Cricket Ireland
- 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 2024-08-13. How this page was prepared.