Tor an Bhacaigh

Tor an Bhacaigh (Beggars Bush), a townland in Dublin 4, derives its name from the English form "Beggars boush," first recorded in 1573, with earlier medieval references as "Beggarsditch" appearing in Archbishop Alen's register circa 1326. Rather than denoting an actual gathering place for vagrants, the name likely describes poor-quality farmland, as scholar Neil Howlett notes similar English pl...