Baile Haicéid

Baile Haicéid, or Hacketstown, derives its name from the Norman Hackett family, whose surname originates from the Old Norse personal name Haki, meaning "hook." The place name literally translates to "Hackett's townland," reflecting the Anglo-Norman settlement that established itself in the region following the invasion of 1170. The town's origins date to the early thirteenth century when an An...