O'Briensbridge-Montpelier
O'Briensbridge - Montpelier Droichead Uí Bhriain - Montpelier | |
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Toun | |
  O'Briensbridge - Montpelier Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°45′N 8°30′W / 52.75°N 8.5°W | |
| Kintra | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| Coonty | Coonty Clare |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Urban | 375 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | R656667 |
O'Briensbridge (Erse: Droichead Uí Bhriain, meaning "The bridge of O'Brien") is a veelage in east Coonty Clare, Ireland, on the wast bank o the River Shannon. The first brig athort the river here wis biggit in 1506 bi Turlough O'Brien, First Earl o Thomond an his brither, the Bishop o Killaloe. At the eastren end o the day's 14-airch brig lees the veelage o Montpelier in Coonty Limerick.
This 16t-century brig wis in turn replacit or rebuilt c. 1750. The five airches on the wast side o the brig date frae this period. The sax airches on the east side wur replacit bi the Shannon Commissioners in 1842. The first airch on the wast side wis replacit bi the present navigation airch when the Shannon Scheme wis biggit dounstream in 1925–29.
The auncient river-crossin here is believit tae be identical wi Áth Caille (meanin "Ford of the Wood"): ane o the three fords mentioned in the Triads of Ireland, the ithers bein Áth Clíath (Dublin) an Áth Lúain (Athlone).
O'Brien's Brig's local soccer club is Brig Celtic A.F.C formed in 1963 an currently playin in the Clare Soccer League. The club won the Clare Premier title 2006/07, first time in 28 years.
Demografics
[eedit | eedit soorce]"O'Briensbridge-Montpelier" is a census toun in Ireland, comprisin the veelages o O'Briensbridge in Coonty Clare an Montpelier in Coonty Limerick which face ilk ither athort the River Shannon. The combined census toun haed a population o 375 at the 2002 census.