An Mhala Raithní

An Mhala Raithní, the hill-brow of the ferns, derives its name from the Irish words mala (hillside or brow) and raithní (ferns), reflecting the fernland character of the Burrishoole lowlands. The townland sits within Burrishoole barony and civil parish in County Mayo, on the isthmus between Clew Bay and Blacksod Bay, an area of strategic coastal significance throughout Irish history. The Burri...