Breaghwy

Breaffy (Irish: Bréachmhaigh) derives from the Old Irish words bréach ('wolf') and maigh ('plain'), making it 'wolf plain'—a linguistic relic from over a thousand years ago, when this archaic term for wolf was still in use. The word bréach ceased productive use by the 13th century, making Breaffy one of over 20 townland names across Ireland preserving this ancient reference to Ireland's now-ext...