An Cloigín Gorm

An Cloigín Gorm, meaning 'the little blue bell,' derives from the bell-shaped flowers of the native bluebell plant common to Irish woodlands, though some scholars propose Choinnle Corra (tapered candles) as a more botanically accurate alternative name. Bluebell occupies a site with deep medieval roots. The earliest documented reference dates to 1254, when the locality formed part of the Barnewa...