placenamesKilbrin
Cill Bhrain
Lewis described two recently built routes meeting within the parish.
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
- Cill Bhrain · Irish · main form · validated name
- Kilbrin · English · main form
Place & story
A junction at Castle Cor
Two roads had recently been made through Kilbrin when Samuel Lewis published his account in 1837. One ran from Drumcolloher through Liscarrol to the mail road near Mallow. The other linked Newcastle with Castle Cor, where it joined the first route. Lewis credited these works with improving the district. His description identifies the roads by their connections, without supplying completion dates. [2]
Trading livestock
At Ballyheene, a fair on 2 October catered for general farming stock. The surrounding parish included much hilly pasture, while limestone in its southern part was burned for agricultural use. The fair and the new roads formed part of this farming landscape. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilbrin. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilbrin: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.