BROWSE
townland
Clais na Móna
genitive: Chlais na Móna
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Mooresfort
(English)

Glossary

English trench, ravine
móin, mónaidh
English bogland

Centrepoint

52.451, -8.28817latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1615
Clasnemony
CPR Leathanach: 300a
1636
Classnamonae
Inq.(TÁ) Leathanach: 2.284
1654
Clasnamona
CS II Leathanach: 60
1657
Clashnemony
DS
c.1660
Chashnemonny
BSD (TÁ) Leathanach: 111
1667
Clashnemonny
cuid de
DS (s) (TÁ)
1703
Clashnemony
Forf. Est. Leathanach: 354.23
1714
Clashnemoney
(Dawson Moore)
CGn. Leathanach: 14.29.5889
1742
Clashnemoney
CGn. Leathanach: 106.462.74723
1778
Moore's Fort (Moore Esq.)
T&S Leathanach: 195
1814
Clashnamony & Killross ( = S.O. Killross, P. Clonbeg) otherwise Mooresfort
CGn. Leathanach: 677.70.465916
1840
Mooresfort house (mionainm), 'The residence of Crosbie Moore',
AL
1840
Moorsfort
BS:AL
1840
There is a Danish fort in the south part of this demesne from which Moors Fort house takes its name'
Desc. Rem.:AL
1973
muːrzˈfoˑrt
JL C388B
Áit.

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