Kilbricken is a small townland in south-central Laois, halfway between Portlaoise and Carlow. The name — Cill Bhríde — means the church of Saint Brigid, though the church is long gone and only the name remains.
There is a scattered cluster of houses, a working farmland around them, and quiet. This is not a village with a pub or a shop. It is a place you pass through if you know about it, or not at all if you do not.
There is no bad time. There are different times.
The fields are green and the roads are quieter.
Long light for walking the back roads.
Harvest time, the light is gold.
Short days, rural quiet, no facilities.
South of Portlaoise, between Portlaoise and Carlow on back roads. Not on a main route.
Not directly served. Nearest services in Portlaoise.