Brickens

Brickens
Na Broicíní
Village and townland
Brickeens
Brickens road sign
Brickens road sign
Brickens is located in Ireland
Brickens
Brickens
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°43′19″N 8°52′35″W / 53.722015°N 8.876262°W / 53.722015; -8.876262
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyMayo
Government
 • Electoral divisionCulnacleha
 • Dáil constituencyMayo constituency
 • EU ParliamentMidlands–North-West
Area
 • Total
1.4898 km2 (0.5752 sq mi)
Elevation65.35 m (214.40 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceM4220375043

Brickens (Irish: Na Broicíní, meaning 'the badger warrens'), officially Brickeens,[3] is a village and townland on the N60 road between Ballyhaunis and Claremorris in southeast County Mayo in Ireland. The River Robe flows through the village which is 65 metres above sea level,[2] and old ordnance survey maps show the townland with an area of 368 acres and 23 perches – equivalent to nearly 150 hectares.[1]

It is in the civil parish and Catholic parish of Bekan and in the former barony of Costello. The area surrounding the village is devoted to agriculture. Brickens is a 30-kilometre drive from Ireland West Airport.[4]

  1. ^ a b Brickeens, Historic 6" map Archived 29 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine (surveyed between 1838–1845), Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-04-18.
  2. ^ a b Brickeens: Historic 25" map Archived 29 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine (surveyed between 1898–1913), Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-04-18.
  3. ^ Brickeens Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-04-18.
  4. ^ Ireland West Airport Knock–Brickens Google Maps. Retrieved: 2012-04-18.