Baile Dúill

The name Baldoyle refers to the homestead of the Doyle/Dúill clan (derived from Ó Dúghaill/Ó Dúill). Baile means homestead/townland; Dúill refers to the Doyle family/clan, whose root is Dubgall (Old Irish dub 'black' + gall 'foreigner'). Baldoyle's recorded history begins with Norse settlement in the Viking Age. Its sheltered waterside location attracted Scandinavian raiders and traders who es...