Cill Ó nDaighre

Killineer is a small townland situated within the civil parish of Saint Peter's in the barony of Ferrard, County Louth, forming part of the greater Drogheda administrative area. The place name derives from Cill (church) and Ó nDaighre (descendants of Daighre), where Daighre represents an ancient personal name meaning 'fruitful' or 'fertile' in Old Irish. The townland lies within an area steeped...