Broadford, County Limerick
- Broadford, County Limerick
Infobox Irish Place
name = Broadford
gaeilge = Béal an Átha
crest
motto =
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pin coords = left: 47px; top: 80px
north coord = 52.3450991
west coord = 8.9740563
irish grid = R350220
area =
county = County Limerick
rural pop = 891
census yr = 2006
province = Munster
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Broadford ( _ga. Béal an Átha - "the Mouth of the Ford") is located in the west of County Limerick in Ireland. It is part of the Roman Catholic parish of Dromcollogher-Broadford. In the 2006 Irish census, the resident population of the Broadford electoral district was 891.
According to records, the village is relatively new, and was first recorded by cartographers in 1837. Prior to its current name, it was known as "Killaliathan" or "Killagholehane".[cite web | title = Dromcollogher-Broadford Parish | publisher = Diocese of Limerick Heritage Project | url = http://www.limerickdioceseheritage.org/Dromcollogher/textDromcollogher.htm | accessdate = 2008-10-01] ]References
External links
* [http://beyond2020.cso.ie/censusasp/saps/pages/Select_Theme_Live.asp?Request_nbr=162564 2006 Census data] from the Central Statistics Office
* [http://www.limerickdiocese.org/parishes/dromcollogher.htm Dromcollogher / Broadford. Parish] - Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick
* [http://www.logainm.ie/?text=Broadford&placeID=31690 Broadford, Co. Limerick, at the Placenames Database of Ireland]
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