Carraig Mhaighin

Carraig Mhaighin, meaning 'plateau of rock' or 'rock of the plain,' derives from the Irish carraig (rock) and maighin (little plain, diminutive of maigh). Carrickmines emerged as a Hiberno-Norse settlement before Norman conquest brought stone fortification in the 12th century. The de la Poer family, later known as the Walshes, erected a stone castle dominating the plain overlooking the Carrickm...