Tír Léithín

Tír Léithín (Leithin's district) lies in the lowlands southeast of Ennistymon, a market town built around an O'Brien castle constructed in 1588. The parish traces ecclesiastical roots to St. Mainchin's Church, established circa 580, representing one of County Clare's early Christian settlements. The townland preserves a cillín (burial ground) at Gortnakilla, a raised earthen mound documented in...