Béal Átha Cláir

Béal Átha Cláir translates to 'mouth of the ford of the plain,' with historical documentation of the name appearing in variant spellings across centuries: 'Bealaclaclare' (1569), 'Bellaclaer' (1602), and standardized as 'Ballyclare' from the early 17th century onwards. The townland is situated in Wheery or Killagally parish within Garrycastle barony, County Offaly, in a region characterized by ...