Indreabhán

Indreabhán derives from the Irish inbhear, meaning "inlet," with the original form Inbhearán conveying "a small inlet" or "a place of inlets." The name evolved significantly over the centuries, undergoing metathesis to Inreabhán before acquiring a -d- insertion to reach its modern form, a transformation occurring between the mid-seventeenth and mid-nineteenth centuries. Historical records docum...