Derrybrien

{{Short description|Village in County Galway, Ireland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{Use Irish English|date=June 2020}}

{{Infobox settlement

|settlement_type = Village

|name = Derrybrien

|native_name = {{lang|ga|Daraidh Braoin}}

|native_name_lang = ga

|image_skyline = Derrybrien, Ireland (4361415434).jpg

|image_caption = Derrybrien Village and Wind Farm

|pushpin_map = Ireland

|pushpin_label_position = right

|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland

|coordinates = {{coord|53.0659|-8.6105|dim:100000_region:IE|display=inline,title}}

|blank_name_sec1 = Irish Grid Reference

|blank_info_sec1 = {{iem4ibx|M590018}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Ireland

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Connacht

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Galway

}}

Derrybrien ({{Irish place name|Daraidh Braoin}}){{cite web | url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/1167034 | title = Daraidh Braoin/Derrybrien | website = Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) | access-date = 9 October 2021}} 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.[http://homepage.eircom.net/~clonfert/ballinakill.htm Parish of Ballinakill and Derrybrien]. Retrieved on 14 January 2009.

The Derrybrien Necklace, an amber beaded necklace dated to the Bronze Age was discovered near Derrybrien in June 1954 by Joseph McHugo.{{fact|date=June 2020}}