An Baile Gaelach

An Baile Gaelach translates literally as 'the Irish or Gaelic settlement,' with baile denoting a townland or homestead and gaelach describing its Gaelic character. The name appears on William Bald's cartographic survey of Maritime County Mayo, conducted between 1809 and 1817 and published in 1830. Irishtown's historical significance derives primarily from its central role in Ireland's land ref...