Cúirt Mhic Shéafraidh

Courtmacsherry's Irish name Cúirt Mhic Shéafraidh derives from the Mac Seafraidh family, a branch of the Norman Hodnett family who settled in the region during the 12th century and gradually adopted Irish culture and language. The broader locale witnessed early Christian monastic settlement at nearby Timoleague, where St. Molaga established a community in the 6th or 7th century; the substantial...