Cluainín

Cluainín, meaning 'little meadow,' preserves the Irish name of this settlement that was home to the Uí Ruairc (O'Rourke) chieftains before the 17th-century Plantation. The O'Rourkes ruled Breifne, a Gaelic confederation stretching from County Meath through Cavan and Leitrim into Sligo, with their principal seat at nearby Dromahair where their castle, built circa 950 AD, still stands. In 1622, S...