Beannchar

Banagher derives its name from the Irish Beannchar, meaning peaked or pointed hills—a reference to the distinctive elevated terrain that dominates the area. The town occupies a strategically vital crossing on the River Shannon between the provinces of Leinster and Connacht. Its earliest recorded name was Áth Cróich, first documented in 1120 when Turlough O'Connor, high-king of Ireland, construc...