Baile Mhic Gormáin

Baile Mhic Gormáin, anglicized as Gormanston, derives its name from the Mac Gormáin family, with 'baile' meaning townland and 'Mhic Gormáin' indicating descendants of Gormán. Gormley is the common Anglicized form of this Gaelic family name. Gormanston holds significance dating to the Neolithic period, with a group of passage graves on either side of the mouth of the River Delvin known as the Br...