Srath an Urláir

Srath an Urláir, meaning 'holm of the valley floor,' derives from the Irish srath (river-meadow, holm, valley-bottom) and an urláir (the floor), aptly describing the flat lowland terrain alongside the River Finn in the Finn Valley. The name reflects the geographical essence of this settlement in Raphoe South barony, which lay within the medieval kingdom of Tyrconnell, the domain of the powerful...