Baile Chruaich

Ballycroy's name derives from Baile Chruaich, meaning 'town of the reek,' referring to a stack-like or pile-shaped structure. The area's recorded history spans from prehistoric times through a pivotal 17th-century resettlement that shapes its identity today. According to tradition, the Fir Domnann (a Belgic people) were Ballycroy's first settlers, whose presence is evidenced by a portal tomb n...