Baile na gCliath

Hurdleston is a 559-acre townland in the civil parish of Kilseily, barony of Tulla Lower, County Clare. The Irish name "Baile na gCliath" translates as "Homestead of the Hurdles," where "baile" denotes a settlement and "cliath" refers to hurdles—interwoven saplings historically used to construct river fords throughout Ireland. This naming convention reflects the landscape and settlement pattern...