Maoltanach/Meeltanagh

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Hierarchy

townland

Maoltanach

genitive: Mhaoltanach

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(Irish)

Meeltanagh

(English)

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Glossary

maol

English bare, flat-topped; derelict; bare, flat-topped hillock

Hierarchy

county

An Longfort/Longford

barony

Ardach/Ardagh

municipal district

Baile Uí Mhatháin/Ballymahon

civil parish

Ardach/Ardagh

electoral division

Ardach Thoir/Ardagh East

Centrepoint

53.6494, -7.65436latitude, longitude

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Archival records

Historical references

1629	---------	Cotton Map Cotton Map
1645	anmoil-tene .i. fatuus ignis nuncupatur	ASH Leathanach: 261 Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae (Colgan, 1645) Bliain: 1645
c.1660	Multennaghoughteragh	BSD Leathanach: 156 Books of Survey and Distribution Bliain: 1660c
c.1660	Moltennagh Eaghteragh	BSD Leathanach: 156 Books of Survey and Distribution Bliain: 1660c
1813	Multenagh	Edgeworth A map of the county of Longford, William Edgeworth (1813); 4 leathanach (W. Faden, Londain a d’fhoilsigh, 1814)
1836	Meeltenagh	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Multenagh	Edgeworth Map (AL) Edgeworth Map:AL - Longford & Roscommon
1836	Multeena	Murray, Rev.:AL Murray, Rev.:AL
1836	Multiny	DS:AL Down Survey (1656-1658), foinse in Ainmleabhar na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks
1836	Maoltanach, “bare hill”	OD:AL 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
1836	Maoltanach	pl:AL Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1836	pronounced Mweeltanagh	pron.:AL Pronunciation in AL Bliain: 1830-40
1836	...2 old Danish Forts...	Desc. Rem.:AL Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1836	Multeena	Featherstone, Sir G.:AL Featherstone, Sir G.:AL
1837	The tradition here however does not point to Miltenagh as the place where the Saint [Lupita?] threw the glowing embers from her bosom [M. Farrelly P.P]	LSO (Lo) Leathanach: 37 Litreacha na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis, An Longfort
1908	Meeltenagh; Maoil Teanach, “bare hill”	MacGivney Leathanach: 176 Place names of the County Longford. Correctly spelled in Irish and fully explained in English, with notes and illustrations by Rev. Joseph MacGivney
1997	Maoltanach	Cártaí Móra Cártaí Cartlainne de chuid an Bhrainse Logainmeacha
2008	ˈmiltənək	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-
2008	ˈmiklan ˈroːd	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-
2008	ˈmiːltʃanə	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-

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