Béal Átha Mó

Béal Átha Mó, meaning the mouth of the great ford, takes its name from ancient ford crossing on the River Suck, which forms the boundary between Galway and Roscommon. The settlement developed as a river crossing point with early Christian and medieval significance, as evidenced by forts and a mass rock preserved from the penal era when Catholic worship was prohibited. By the early 19th century...