Cruach na Caoile

Croaghnakeela Island, known in Irish as Cruach na Caoile, derives its name from 'cruach' (stack or peak) and 'caol' (narrow or marshy stream), descriptive of the topography of this small island townland in northwest Galway. The Down Survey of 1670 recorded the site as 'Croagh Island,' confirming the name had established itself by the mid-seventeenth century. Located within Moyrus Civil Parish ...