Baile Chuag

Ballycoog, consisting of Lower and Upper townlands, sits within the Barony of Arklow in the civil parish of Ballintemple, County Wicklow. The place name derives from Cuag, a personal name belonging to the O'Byrnes family, specifically the grandson of Gabhal Siomon, one of the prominent septs of medieval Wicklow. The broader Arklow region has deep medieval roots. The barony itself contains evide...