Lios Miagáin

Lismeegaun is a townland in Aghamore Civil Parish, Costello Barony, County Mayo. The Irish name Lios Miagáin combines lios (ringfort or circular earthen fort) with Miagáin, a personal name, meaning the ring-fort or fortified enclosure associated with a person named Miagan. The name reflects the archaeological significance of the landscape, where ringforts were Iron Age and early medieval fortif...