Cionn Eitigh

Kinnitty (Cionn Eitigh, 'Head of Eiteach') is named after an ancient Irish legend concerning a princess named Eiteach, according to local mythology preserved in the place name itself. The village is situated at the foot of the Slieve Bloom Mountains in the ancient kingdom of Éile, a location that has given the settlement strategic and cultural significance within County Offaly. The parish of K...