Uachtar Aird

Uachtar Aird, composed of uachtar (upper, top) and ard (high), literally translates to a high place or upper elevated area. The name reflects the site's topographical prominence on an ecclesiastical hilltop in the barony of South Salt, approximately four miles southwest of Rathcoole. Founded circa 605 AD by Saint Briga, Oughterard became an early Christian nunnery of considerable significance, ...