Comhar Dún Chaocháin Teo is a
community development co-operative based in the peripheral, rural,
Gaeltacht,
North Mayo area of
Ireland. It is registered with the
Registry of Friendly Societies and its purpose is to promote the linguistic, cultural, infrastructural, educational and social development of the parish of
Kilcommon in
Erris, and to develop in an integrated and sustainable manner the material and human resources of the area. The
Irish name
Comhar Dún Chaocháin Teo means "Caochán's Fort
Co-operative, Limited".
Comhar means "co-operative";
Dún refers to an ancient
promontory fort;
Caochán was a one-eyed king (
caoch meaning "blind") of
legend who resided in the fort here during the time of the
Ulster Cycle of tales;
Teo is short for
Teoranta, meaning "limited" in Irish.