An Móta/Richmond

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townland

An Móta

genitive: an Mhóta

(Irish)

Richmond

(English)

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Glossary

móta

English moat, earthen embankment

Hierarchy

county

Maigh Eo/Mayo

barony

Tír Amhlaidh/Tirawley

civil parish

Crois Mhaoilíona/Crossmolina

Centrepoint

54.0661, -9.35614latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1830	Richmond	Bald William Bald, A Map of the Maritime County of Mayo, in 25 sheets; surveyed between 1809 and 1817 and published in 1830 Bliain foilsithe: 1830
1833c	Richmond	TAB Leathanach: 13 Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1838	Richmond	BS:AL Leathanach: ME052,19 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1838	Richmond	Cess Bk:AL Leathanach: ME052,19 Cess Book, fianaise in AL / evidence in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks
1838	Richmond	Bald:AL Leathanach: ME052,19 William Bald, A Map of the Maritime County of Mayo, in AL
1838	Múta, 'a moat' "Fancy name. 'Moat' is the Irish name." [Nóta OD]	OD:AL Leathanach: ME052,19 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1838	[Richmond] "…nearly central stands 'Richmond House' formerly the residence of Capt. Jackson, deceased. It is now in a ruinous state…N. W. is a hill called 'Cruckrua' and S. E. a fort called 'Shearua'."	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME052,19 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1838	Richmond	Rent Ledger:AL Leathanach: ME052,19 Rent Ledger:AL

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