Áth Mheáin

Affane, meaning 'middle ford' or 'central ford' (áth = ford; meáin = middle/central), was a medieval settlement in the barony of Decies-without-Drum. The parish church of Affane, listed as Athmethan in ecclesiastical taxation of 1302–1306, was valued at over £6, confirming established religious significance by the early fourteenth century. The town's status as a borough appears in a list of tow...