Mortalstown Ringfort

Mortalstown derives from the Anglo-Norman surname Martel (Old French 'martel', a hammer), anglicised as Mortell or Mortal. The Irish name Baile an Mhoirtéalaigh means 'town of the Mortels', preserving the memory of Norman settlement in the region during the medieval period. The ringfort at Mortalstown represents one of the Coshlea barony's numerous early Christian farmstead fortifications, dat...