Baile na mBodach

Ballynamuddagh, whose Irish name Baile na mBodach translates to 'town of the low-bred persons,' is a townland of 615 acres in Dromin civil parish, Coshlea barony, in southeast County Limerick near Galbally. The townland's name reflects Irish social terminology, where 'bodach' referred to commoners or low-ranking individuals in the traditional Gaelic hierarchy. The Dromin parish where Ballynamud...