Derrybrien

Derrybrien Daraidh Braoin
Village
Derrybrien Village and Wind Farm
Derrybrien Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53.0659°N 8.6105°W / 53.0659; -8.6105
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	Galway
Irish Grid Reference	M590018

Derrybrien (Irish: Daraidh Braoin)[1] is a tiny village in County Galway, Ireland. It lies along the R353 road in the Slieve Aughty Mountains. The village church is dedicated to Saint Patrick and is part of the Roman Catholic Parish of Ballinakill and Derrybrien.[2]

The Derrybrien Necklace, an amber beaded necklace dated to the Bronze Age was discovered near Derrybrien in June 1954 by Joseph McHugo.^[citation needed]

Wind farm

A 60MW wind farm with 70 turbines is located on a hill nearby.[3] The 2003 Derrybrien landslide resulted in the prosecution and conviction of the engineering and construction companies involved in the wind farm's development.[4] As of 16 March 2022, the wind farm was decommissioned and the ESB was reportedly considering how to proceed with dismantling it.[5] In September 2022 the government stated that the wind farm would not be reopened.[6]

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

1. "Daraidh Braoin/Derrybrien". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
2. Parish of Ballinakill and Derrybrien. Retrieved on 14 January 2009.
3. "ESB International" (PDF). www.esbi.ie. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
4. "Companies convicted for Galway river pollution". rte.ie. RTÉ News. 20 October 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
5. "ESB to decommission Derrybrien wind farm". rte.ie. RTÉ News. 16 March 2022.
6. "Derrybrien windfarm won't be reopened - minister". RTÉ News. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

St Patrick's Roman Catholic church, Derrybrien