Buiríos Ó Luigheach

Borrisoleigh derives its name from the ancient Irish territory of Uí Luighdheach, with Buiríos referring to its burgage settlement character. The area's first recorded settlement was a monastic foundation when St. Cualan established Glankeen Abbey approximately fourteen centuries ago in the adjoining valley of Gleann Caoin, marking the region as significant in early Christian Ireland. A bell at...