What is recorded here

Urlingford means the Ford of the Lawns or Greens, naming the place where people crossed the River Goul before the 18th-century bridge closed the gap with one segmental arch. That crossing stands between the tower house and bawn on one side and the medieval church on the other, tying home, yard and worship into a single local life. The water may have swollen, hidden stones or taken shoes from careless travellers, yet the name still points to green banks and a way through.

According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 361), the Irish for Urlingford is from Ath na Urlainn, 'the Ford of the Lawns or Greens'. He suggests that the present bridge crossing the River Goul N of the tower house (KK012-001006-) and bawn (KK012-001007-) and S of the medieval church (KK012-001002-) is the likely location of the original ford (ibid.). The bridge has a single span, segmental-headed arch of 18th-century date. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 10 July 2019

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