Cliafuine

The Irish name Cliafuine derives from elements denoting hurdles combined with terms for brushwood, literally describing a thicket of or associated with woven branches used in traditional construction. Cliffony occupies a strategic location in north County Sligo at the junction of the N15 and R279. The lands passed through several landowning families. After the Cromwellian conquests in the mid-...