Clár Chlainne Mhuiris

The town takes its name from the famous Norman invader, Maurice de Prendergast who came to Ireland with Strongbow in 1170 and who was later granted a large portion of lands in this area. Local tradition held that his son, Gerald, or one of his descendants, who had built the 13th century Brize Castle (between Claremorris and balla) as the family residence, began the growth of Claremorris town by...