Kilbricken, officially Kilbrickan (Irish: Cill Bhriocáin, meaning 'Briocán's church'),[1] is a hamlet in County Laois, Ireland, on the Dublin-Cork railway line.

Kilbrickan
Cill Bhriocáin
Village
The Kilbricken Inn
The Kilbricken Inn
Kilbrickan is located in Ireland
Kilbrickan
Kilbrickan
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°57′42″N 7°27′44″W / 52.961793°N 7.462103°W / 52.961793; -7.462103
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Laois
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Mountrath & Castletown railway station opened at Kilbricken on 1 September 1848. It was part of the Great Southern and Western Railway in Ireland and was used for 127 years before being closed for goods traffic on 3 November 1975 and finally closed altogether by the CIÉ on 6 September 1976.[2] The station is no longer served and the station buildings are now privately owned. Although derelict, the stone built station can still be seen standing along this track.

Notable people

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Victoria Cross winner James Bergin was from Kilbricken.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cill Bhriocáin/Kilbrickan". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Mountrath and Castletown station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 18 November 2007.