Balbriggan ({Irish place name|Baile Brigín}) is a large town in the northern part of Fingal, Ireland. The 2011 census population was 19,960 for Balbriggan and its environs. == Name == According to P.W. Joyce the name arises from `Baile Breacain` [sic] which literally means `Brecan`s Town`. Brecan is a common medieval first name and there are... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balbriggan