Bruree

Bruree
Brú Rí
Village
River Maigue at Bruree
River Maigue at Bruree
Bruree is located in Ireland
Bruree
Bruree
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°25′27″N 8°39′43″W / 52.42429°N 8.66202°W / 52.42429; -8.66202
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Limerick
Government
 • Dáil ÉireannLimerick County
Population580
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Area code063

Bruree (Irish: Brú Rí, meaning 'abode of kings')[2] is a village in south-eastern County Limerick, Ireland, on the River Maigue. It takes its name from the nearby ancient royal fortress, the alternative name of which from the earliest times into the High Middle Ages was Dún Eochair Maigue or the "fortress on the brink of the maigue". Other very old spellings and names include Brugh Righ, and Brugh Ri. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2]

  1. ^ "Census 2016 - Sapmap Area - Settlements - Bruree". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Brú Rí / Bruree". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 12 August 2019.