Kilbride, County Westmeath
Kilbride
Irish: Cill Bhríde | |
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Townland | |
 Dunboden Park demesne is partly in Kilbride townland | |
  Kilbride | |
| Coordinates: 53°26′46″N 7°20′13″W / 53.446°N 7.337°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Westmeath |
| Irish grid reference | N440441 |
Kilbride (Irish: Cill Bhríde)[1] is a rural townland in County Westmeath, Ireland.[2] The townland, which is approximately 475.5 acres (2 km2) in area,[2] had a population of 26 people (in 10 occupied houses) as of the 2011 census.[3] Kilbride townland is located within a civil parish of the same name.[2] The town of Dalystown lies to the west, with Rochfortbridge and the townlands of Castlelost and Castlelost West to the south.[1]
History
[edit]Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort, bawn and holy well sites within Kilbride townland.[4]
A carved recumbent stone, known locally as the "De Profundis Stone", is also in Kilbride.[5] Shaped into a "coffin-like" shape with a crude cross carved into the top, the stone is approximately 0.94 metres (3 ft) in length and was possibly used to mark an ancient graveyard.[5] It takes its name from a local tradition of stopping a funerary procession at the stone, and reciting the "De Profundis"[6] (a colloquial name for Psalm 130 of the Old Testament).[a] The Kilbride slab, made of limestone, is the only known remaining example in Ireland at which this "De Profundis" tradition was performed.[5]
The ruin of Dunboden Park, a 19th century estate house, is also in the area.[7] The estate was historically associated with the Cooper family.[7][8] While the main estate house is now in ruin, a number of structures on the demesne (including a mausoleum and stable block) remain standing.[7][9]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Psalm 130 in its Latin form is sometimes colloquially known as the "De profundis" as these are the first words of its opening line.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cill Bhríde/Kilbride". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Kilbride Townland, Co. Westmeath". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "CD172 - Westmeath Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Record of Monuments and Places - County Westmeath (PDF). National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1996. p. 140.
- ^ a b c "The De Profundis Stone/Megalithic Monuments Of Ireland.com". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Woods, James (1907). Annals of Westmeath, ancient and modern. Sealy, Bryers & Walker. p. 278.
At the present day funeral processions, when they come to one of these crosses, halt while the De Profundis is solemnly recited for the repose of the soul of the deceased
- ^ a b c "Dunboden Park, Kilbride, Westmeath (house)". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Cooper (Mayo, Tipperary, Cork and Westmeath)". Landed Estates Database. University of Galway. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "Dunboden Park, Kilbride, Westmeath (mausoleum)". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 25 February 2025.