Tigh an Réileáin

Tinriland, situated in the parish of Tullowmagimma approximately 5 kilometres south of Carlow town, takes its Irish name Tigh an Réileáin from a historical personal name meaning 'house of Raoilinn'. The area's human occupation extends back to the Neolithic period (circa 3600–3300 BC), evidenced by a remarkable polygonal stone burial chamber discovered at nearby Linkardstown in 1943, containing ...