Baile an Doirín

Baile an Doirín, or Ballinderreen, derives its name from the oak groves that historically characterised the landscape of east Galway, with the diminutive form 'doirín' suggesting early settlers' familiarity with the specific stand of trees that gave the settlement its identity. The townland sits within Drumacoo Civil Parish in the Barony of Dunkellin, an area of significant ecclesiastical and m...