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Áth Garbháin

Athgarvan
Garbhán's ford
Áth Garbháin (Athgarvan) derives its name from the Irish áth (ford) combined with Garbháin, a possessive form referencing an individual named Garvan, suggesting a historically significant ford crossing associated with this person in early medieval times. The townland is located in the Great Connell Civil Parish within the Barony of Connell, an administrative division with deep historical roots ...

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