Baile Uí Bheacháin

Baile Uí Bheacháin derives from the surname Ó Beacháin, translating as the townland of the Beachán family. The settlement developed in medieval times around a fortified system, with Westropp documenting three small forts and a great Caher near the quay by 1900. The O'Loghlen family controlled Ballyvaughan Castle, a stronghold positioned at the harbor's edge, except during a brief period in the ...