Baile Átha Buí

Baile Átha Buí - 'town of the yellow ford' - derives its name from a distinctive water crossing on a tributary of the River Boyne, with settlement at the site dating back many centuries. Following the Norman invasion, the de Lacy family granted the area to be developed as a stronghold within the Pale. By the early 14th century the town had gained sufficient importance to receive a murage grant ...