Annaghkeen Castle

Annaghkeen Castle derives its name from Irish 'Eanach Caoin'—eanach meaning marsh or fen, a term rooted in Old Irish 'en' (water) and found throughout Irish place names denoting wetland features. The castle stands in Killursa Civil Parish in the Barony of Clare, a parish dedicated to St. Fursa, a seventh-century saint whose monastery influenced settlement patterns across the region. Annaghkeen...