BROWSE
townland
An Más Mór
genitive: an Mháis Mhóir
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Mass More
(English)

Explanatory note

  • English

    the big buttock, ham, thigh(-shaped hill); the big long, low hill

Centrepoint

54.8599, -7.55064latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1754
Mossmore
CGn. 167.313.112609: Sinclare to Johnston
1767
Mossmore
CGn. 270.35.168354: Sinclare and others to Hamelton
1803
Mossmore
CGn. 553.467.370090: Sinclair to Harvey
1820
Mossmore
PR P (DG) PRONI MIC1P/185 Ballindrait Presbetarian
1826
Mossmore
TAB
1835
Mossmore
Bar Map 1782:AL (DG)
1835
Mossmore
BS Sketch Map:AL
1835
Mas Mór
"great thigh"
OD:AL
1835
Mossmore or Mass, vide Indexes
OD:AL

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