Balscadden

Balscadden

Balscadden is a tiny hamlet and a wide townland just north of Balbriggan in County Dublin, Ireland. The surrounding townland has a population of under 1,000 people, and the area is completely rural in character, although within proximity to the expansion of Balbriggan.

Balscadden is an Anglo-Irish effort at using the original Irish name "Baile na Scadán" or literally "The town of the Herrings". In the past Balscadden may have served as a fish market for catches brought in at Bremore. Balscadden was the birthplace of Saint Benignus who was a disciple of Saint Patrick and eventually became the Archbishop of Armagh in the 5th century.

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*O'Dwyers GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.

External links

* http://www.balscaddendistrict.com/


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