Baile Uí Lachnáin

Baile Uí Lachnáin (Loughlinstown) derives from the Gaelic personal name Lachtnán, meaning grey, with the place name denoting the settlement of the descendants of Lachtnán. The O'Lachtnáin family was one of several Gaelic-Irish septs historically located across Connacht and Munster, with their presence in the Dublin area represented by this townland. The area's occupation extends back to prehis...