Ais Rua

Ashroe (Ais Rua, meaning 'red ridge') is situated in the parish of Abington and barony of Owneybeg in County Limerick. The name derives from the Irish elements ais (ridge) and rua (red). The townland lies within an area of considerable medieval and early modern historical significance. Owneybeg, anciently part of the territory of Éile Uí Chearbhaill, was ruled by the Ó Donnagáin in the early me...