BROWSE
townland
An Móta Beag
genitive: an Mhóta Bhig
(Irish)
Motabeg or Salville
(English)

Glossary

beag, big
English small
English moat, earthen embankment

Centrepoint

52.4832, -6.55984latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1612
Moatbegge
CPR Leathanach: 219
1617
Moatbegge (John Morogho)
CPR Leathanach: 219
1618
Motybegg (Henry O’Murrogho)
CPR Leathanach: 366
1620
Morbegg
CPR Leathanach: 482
1654
Motibeg (Ger. Lowther)
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 72
1659
Molibegg
Cen. Leathanach: 551
1660c
Motybeg (Garrald Lowther)
BSD Leathanach: 110
1816
Motabeg
Gill (Wexford)
1816
Salville (ainm tí)
Gill (Wexford)
1840
Móta beag ‘small moat’
OD:AL Imleabhar: 12
1840
Motubeg
Pounder, G.:AL (LG) Teampall Seanáin
1840
Salville
Co. Cess Ret. 1835:AL (LG) Leathanach: 12
1840
Salville
Roberts, J.:AL (LG)
1840
Salville gen. name Motabeg sometimes.
AL Leathanach: 12
1840
Salville is a fancy name
OD:AL Imleabhar: 12
1840
Salville or Motabeg
OD:AL Imleabhar: 12

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