 In medieval Irish sources it is referred to as Teach nEachach, or 'the house of Eochu'.It was originally associated with the townland of Lecarrow, one mile east of the village, now named a Billew Burial Ground, the word Billew derived from "Bileadha", plural of "bile", denoting a sacred tree.The element "Eachach" refers to Dagda, the supreme deity of the pagan Irish.