An Chabrach

An Chabrach derives from Irish cabar (poor) and the adjectival suffix -ach, literally meaning bad or poor land—likely referring to rocky or low-quality agricultural terrain. The place sits within Clonmethan Civil Parish in the Barony of Balrothery West, established after the Norman invasion of 1171. During the medieval period, feudal control was reinforced by tower house architecture: Balrother...