Inis Crabhann

Inis Crabhann—Inishcrone—derives from the Irish Eiscir Abhann ('esker of the river'), a geological reference to the ridge formations shaped by glacial meltwater that characterise the coastal landscape. The name underwent linguistic re-segmentation from in Eiscir Abhann to in Eis Crabhann, eventually stabilising as Inis Crabhann by the 16th century. The esker ridge itself became the principal se...