Inis Muirígh

Inishmurray — Irish Inis Muirígh or Inis Muireadheach, meaning 'Muireadheach's island' — takes its name from an early personal name, most plausibly that of Muiredach mac Echdach, an early sixth-century saint associated with Killala, County Mayo. The contracted modern Irish form Muirígh reflects the standard genitive evolution of the name Muireadheach over centuries of spoken use. The island its...