Baile Philib

Baile Philib, meaning "Philip's townland" or "Philip's homestead," preserves the name of an Anglo-Norman settler in this region of County Louth. The parish of Philipstown lies four miles north of Ardee, stretching across approximately 3,660 statute acres of good arable and pasture land interspersed with bog. Situated on the river Glyde, the parish benefited from the proximity to this waterway f...