Baile Easa Dara

Baile Easa Dara derives from baile (town/homestead), easa (waterfall), and dara (oak), referring to the falls on the Owenmore River. Ballysadare is a possible location for Ptolemy's Nagnata on his 2nd-century CE map and was anciently a major gathering place for surrounding districts. Saint Columba visited in 575 AD to meet with regional prelates and holy figures at Easdara, marking the settleme...