Broadford, County Limerick

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Not to be confused with Broadford, County Clare nor Broadford, Skye
Broadford
Irish: Béal an Átha
County Limerick
Springfield Castle, Broadford, Co Limerick - geograph-3037448.jpg
Springfield Castle, Broadford
Location
Grid reference: R350220
Location: 52°20’42"N, 8°58’27"W
Data
Population: 891  (2006)
Local Government

Broadford is a village in the west of County Limerick. 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. Before its current name was used, the village was known as "Killaliathan" or "Killagholehane".[1]

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