An Briotás

An Briotás, meaning 'the palisade,' derives from medieval attestations including Le Britteagh (1359) and Le Bryttas (1381), indicating a defensive wooden structure that gave the settlement its name. The palisade likely served an early fortification or enclosure, though no physical remains are documented today. Brittas lies within the Civil Parish of Tallaght, in the Barony of Uppercross, in the...