Maigh an Dúigh Uachtarach/Mondooey Upper

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townland

Maigh an Dúigh Uachtarach

genitive: Mhaigh an Dúigh Uachtarach

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(Irish)

Mondooey Upper

(English)

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Glossary

maigh, magh

English plain

Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Ráth Bhoth Thuaidh/Raphoe North

municipal district

Leitir Ceanainn–Baile na nGallóglach/Letterkenny–Milford

civil parish

Raymoghy

electoral division

Cionn Chreige/Kincraigy

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

plain of the black place, substance?

Is minic a fhaightear an eilimint dúch “black ink”, “black colouring substance found in bog” (FGB) in áiteanna a bhfuil talamh portaigh sa chóngar. Féach Poll an Dúigh/Polladooey i gContae na Gaillimhe agus i gContae an Longfoirt, Currach an Dúigh/Curraghadooey i gContae Mhaigh Eo agus Corr an Dúigh/Corradoo i gContae Shligigh, mar shampla. Is áiteanna iad seo ar fad a bhfuil talamh portaigh iontu (EPA). Níl aon talamh portaigh sa bhaile fearainn seo idir chamáin, agus mar sin, seans gur brí éigin eile atá le dúch (dubhach > dúch) san ainm amhail “black place” nó “dark place”. (JÓG, 02 Nollaig 2024)
English

plain of the black place, substance?

The element dúch “black ink”, “black colouring substance found in bog” (FGB) is often found in names of places situated on or beside bogland. See Poll an Dúigh/Polladooey in County Galway and County Longford, Currach an Dúigh/Curraghadooey in County Mayo and Corr an Dúigh/Corradoo in County Sligo, for example. These townlands all contain some bogland (EPA). There is no bogland in this townland however, and thus, it may be the case some other meaning was intended by dúch (dubhach > dúch) in the name such as “black place” nó “dark place”. (JÓG, 02 December 2024)

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54.9142, -7.60441latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1610	Moydoohy	CPR Leathanach: 167 Calendar of Patent Rolls of James I Bliain: 1603–23, Pubref: BÁC, 1966, Teideal iomlán: Irish Patent Rolls of James I: Facsimile of the Irish Record Commission's Calendar prepared prior to 1830
1629	Modony	Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 9 C I Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum Repertorium Áit foilsithe: Dublin, Bliain: 1829
1629	Modowy	Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 9 C I Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum Repertorium Áit foilsithe: Dublin, Bliain: 1829
1654	Mondowy	CS III Leathanach: 31 Civil Survey III. Counties of Donegal, Londonderry and Tyrone. (ed. Simington, 1937) Bliain: 1654
1659	Mondowy	Cen. Leathanach: 48 A census of Ireland, circa 1659: with supplementary material from the poll money ordinances (1660-1661), eag. S. Pender (1939) Bliain foilsithe: 1939, Údar: S. Pender, Áit foilsithe: Dublin
1796	Mondooey	CGn. 501.120.325780: Hamilton to Grey Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1800	Mundowey	Wicklow Papers 38,561, 1 Collection List No. 69 WICKLOW PAPERS (MSS: 38,500-38,640) (Accession No.: 5280, formerly 911) Papers of the Earls of Wicklow, including, estate, political and personal papers. Compiled by Dr. Niall E. Keogh, Holder of the Studentship in Irish History pro
1801	Mondooey	McCrea DG William Mc Crea, A Map of County Donegal, 1801 Nóta: Cóip san Oifig Logainmneacha, Bliain foilsithe: 1801
1817	Mundowey	CGn. 716.502.49037: Visct Clonmore & Ldy Hamilton Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1835	Mondooey	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1835	Móin Dubhthaigh	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

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