Cill Droim Feartáin

Crosserlough's Irish name 'Cill Droim Feartáin' (Church of the Ridge of the Burial Mound) reflects its foundational identity as an early ecclesiastical settlement, likely established during the Early Christian period (6th-12th centuries). The parish encompassed 16,436 acres across 70 townlands, with the main settlement at Kilnaleck (347 inhabitants in 1837), and was located primarily in Castler...