BROWSE
townland
An Mhaigh Dhubh
genitive: na Maí Duibhe
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Moyduff
(English)

Glossary

dubh, dú-, duí-
English black
maigh, magh
English plain

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the black plain
    Á idirdhealú tráth ar an logainm An Mhaigh Bhán (cf. 1629 'Maddue and Moybane', Inquisitiones Ultonia), nach maireann

  • English

    the black plain
    As formerly distinguished from the defunct placename An Mhaigh Bhán (cf. 1629 'Maddue and Moybane', Inquisitiones Ultonia), 'the white plain'

Centrepoint

54.0308, -6.94808latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1609
moyogh
MEC Leathanach: 4.21
1612
Moyegh
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1617
Moyegh
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1622
Moyegh
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1629
Moyagh is called Moegh
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1629
Maddue and Moybane
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1638
Madvie, Moybane
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 17 Car. II
1638
Moyegh al’ Moyeagh
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 17 Car. II
1652
Meduffe
Comm. Surv.
1657
Moigh
LN Leathanach: D 6956
1685
Moigh
LN Leathanach: D 6957
1709
Meaduffe
3 Carvaghs
Carvaghs Leathanach: 52
1743
Moigh
CGn. Leathanach: 113.498.79036
1752
Moghduffe
LN Leathanach: D 6958
1836
Magh dubh
pl:AL Leathanach: Ca018,16
1836
Magh dubh, 'black plain'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca018,16
1836
Meaduff
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca018,16
1836
Meaduffe
List 1790 (Act of Parl.):AL Leathanach: Ca018,16
1836
Moyduff
Brown, Dr:AL Leathanach: Ca018,16
1836
Moyduff
"orthog: Moyduff" [OD Nóta]; "Mo-duff (pron:)" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca018,16
1836
Moyduff
pl:AL Leathanach: Ca018,16
1836
Moyduff
pl:AL Leathanach: Ca018,16
1836
Muduff
GJ Assess. 1824:AL Leathanach: Ca018,16
1836
Muduff
"Prond Muduff" [dúch];
pron.:AL Leathanach: Ca018,16

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