Sixmilebridge (Irish for Droichead Abhann) is a small village in County Clare, Ireland, population 1,327 (2002 Census).
The odd English name of the village derives, as Thomas Dineley who visited Sixmilebridge in 1681 descibes: "From Bunratty, the seat of the Earl of Thomond, into the town of Sixmilebridge, belonging also to that noble family, is 3 miles; from whence to the city of Limerick, to which are two ways, namely by the oil mills and the seat of the Mc Namaras beyond it, or over the high mountain, famous for its admirable prospect, hanging as it were over Sixmilebridge town and commonly known as Gallows Hill; this is the upper, the other the lower way to Limerick and from town to the city six miles either way, whence the town hath its name"
The original village grew up around a crossing place on the O'Garney River. By the end of the seventeenth century development was tied to the industrialisation of the area as people of Dutch origin found the river very suitable for milling.
Today the village serves as a dormatory town for workers in Limerick City and Shannon region.