An Leithinse

An Leithinse derives its name from its distinctive geography - a peninsula lying between the Inagh River to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, with the Moy River to the south. The town's other Irish name, Leacht Uí Chonchubhair, commemorates an O'Connor chieftain murdered by his nephews in 1471, whose cairn monument was erected at what is now the main street of Lahinch. Dough Castle...