Droim Dhá Thiar

The name Droim Dhá Thiar (Ridge of Two Demons) derives from droim (ridge), dá (two), and Thiar from Eithiar (demons), referencing the ridge of high ground where the settlement stands above the Bonet River. The location held religious significance from the fifth century AD, when St. Patrick allegedly founded an abbey at nearby Drumlease and placed St. Benignus in charge, establishing one of Irel...