Tír an Iúir

Tír an Iúir, or "Land of the yew tree," derives from the Irish tír (land) and iúir (yew), reflecting the wooded character of medieval Rathfarnham. The Norman conquest brought the first recorded documentation: in 1175, Henry II granted the lands of Terenure and Kimmage to Walter the goldsmith, establishing English manorial control. Hugo de Barnewell received a subsequent grant in 1215, consolida...