Meathas Troim

Meathas Troim derives from Irish meathas and troim (tromán), the elder tree, a plant that once characterised this landscape. The name appears in medieval records as 'methuis tuirm' in the Annals of Ulster (755) and evolved through English forms including Masetrome (1612), Mastrym (1620), and Mastrim before modern standardisation. The modern English name Edgeworthstown emerged by the 1680s when...