BROWSE
townland
Moing an Tóchair
genitive: Mhoing an Tóchair
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Muingatogher
(English)

Glossary

English causeway

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.6874, -9.67292latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1812
Mungatava
Bald Bog Map
1830
(?)Mungalana
Bald Uimhir: 18
1831
Mingatava
TAB Leathanach: 45
1838
Meenatauher
BS:AL Leathanach: ME128,11
1838
[Muingatogher]
"There is a lake called 'Loughan Gall,' or white lake…another called 'Loagh na corra,' or 'Serpent's Lake'. It is said that St. Patrick drove a certain species of serpent into said lake."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME128,11
1838
Meena taugher
Giblin, P.:AL Leathanach: ME128,11
1838
Meenatauher
Rent Office:AL (ME) Leathanach: ME128,11
1838
Muing a' tochair, 'coarse of the causeway'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME128,11
1838
Muingatogher
OD:AL Leathanach: ME128,11

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