Cora Chaitlín

Cora Chaitlín, meaning 'Caitlín's weir,' derives from the Irish word 'cora' (a low dam or weir across a river) and the genitive form of Caitlín, a holy woman of local tradition. The English name likely emerged when a newer market here superseded an older one at nearby Bunratty. The earliest documented reference appears in a 1659 census record, which identified the settlement as 'Corraeathelin' ...