Baile na hInse

Baile na hInse breaks into baile (homestead/townland) and inse (river meadow or island), referring to low-lying terrain alongside water—likely the rivers that cut through this region of the Kinelarty barony. The area was controlled by the Gaelic McCarthy (Mac Artáin) clan until the mid-17th century. During the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, Catholic officer Patrick McCartan captured Downpatrick b...