An Sráidbhaile

The name Stradbally derives from the Irish 'sráidbhaile'—literally 'street-town'—referring to its character as a linear settlement along a principal street. The area was anciently called 'Mon-au-Bealing' and was ruled by the Ó Ceallaigh, and the barony itself, known as 'Magh Druchtain' (plain of sweetness), lay within their territory. In the late sixth century, St. Colman mac Ua Laoise, a disci...