Éadan Doire

Éadan Doire translates as 'brow of the oak-wood,' referring to a prominent hill overlooking a wooded area, likely oak forest, in eastern County Offaly. The place likely held strategic significance from prehistoric times, with evidence of Iron Age fortifications at nearby Ballykilleen. Following the 1169 Norman invasion, the de Bermingham family received grants in the baronies of Warrenstown and...