Caisleán Cnucha

Caisleán Cnucha combines a legendary personal name with Norman-era fortification terminology. The site originally bore the name Cnucha alone, derived from Conn of the Hundred Battles' foster mother in early Irish tradition—a woman of noble lineage from Limerick who died at the location and was buried in its mound. The pre-Norman topography centered on the hill (cnoc in Irish), which later featu...