Baile an Bharraigh

Ballyvarra takes its name from the de Barra family, a prominent Cambro-Norman dynasty originating from the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales. The family name derives from Barry Island, and members of the de Barry clan arrived in Ireland during the Norman invasions of the 1180s-1190s. Philip de Barry arrived in 1185 to assist in acquiring lands in Ireland, while his son William de Barry received formal...