An Creagán

An Creagán derives from the Irish creag, meaning rock or crag, with the diminutive suffix -án applied, yielding little rocky place or stony place—a fitting description of the terrain. The Creggan area's human occupation extends into deep prehistory. Bronze Age settlers were drawn to the Creggan Burn valley, evidenced by cist grave discoveries circa 1956 in nearby Creevagh, suggesting that water...