Baile
An Tornóg
Mountcatherine
The limekiln
An Tornóg derives from the Irish word for limekiln, a structure historically used for processing limestone for construction mortar and agricultural applications. Documentary evidence places the name in records from 1609 as "Tornoge," and by 1782 it was recorded as "Tournoge otherwise Mount Catherine," with the English designation becoming standardized throughout the 19th century. This linguisti...
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