Baile Uí Aogáin

Ballyegan, situated in Nohaval civil parish within Trughanacmy barony, is an early medieval settlement documented through substantial archaeological evidence. The place name derives from the Ó Aogáin (O'Hagan) family, a prominent Gaelic clan whose territorial holdings included settlements bearing their patronymic across several Irish counties. The archaeological record at Ballyegan spans the Ea...