An Brú

Bruff (An Brú) takes its name from the Irish word brú or brugh, meaning a palace or distinguished residence. The older form of the name, Brúgh na nDéise — Palace of the Déisí — records the earliest layer of settlement: the Déisí, an ancient sept who occupied east County Limerick in very remote times, held a territory they called an Déis Bheag (the Small Decies), distinguishing it from their rel...