BROWSE
Tigh Mochua
genitive: Thigh Mochua
(Irish)
Timahoe
(English)

Glossary

teach, steach, stigh, tigh
English house

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the (religious) house of Mochua
    Mochua — ainm ceana naoimh

    Crónán an naomh atá i gceist le Mochua anseo, de réir dealraimh (cf. bf Cill Chrónáin (#27772)).

    Ainmneacha stairiúla:
    Ar léarscáil 1563 tugtar ‘Feranoprior’ < Fearann an Phrióra “the land of the priory” ar an gceantar seo (cf. foirm na bliana 1568). Cf. Fearann na Manach “the land of the monks” faoi bf Diméin Mhainistir Laoise (#27730).

    Mionainmneacha ar an léarscáil:
    Maidir le Boheravurder SO < Bóthar an Mhurdair “the road of the murder” ar imeall thuaidh an bhaile fearainn, dar le muintir na háite in 1838 ‘friars dwelt in the abbey of Timahoe until the year 1650 when Colonels Hewson and Reynolds … murdered all the friars of this abbey and dismantled their house. The place where they were massacred is still called Boher a wurther or murdering road’ (Litreacha na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis I 278–9; cf. bf Baile Uí Chearúill (#28298) agus bf Cúil na Carraige (#28488)). Díol spéise an malartú idir w- agus v- i dtosach an fhocail deiridh; dhealródh sé gur ghné suntasach de chanúint Ghaeilge Achadh Bhó in iardheisceart an chontae ab ea mh-/bh- leathan tosaigh a fhuaimniú mar /v/ i gcónaí (cf. Litreacha na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis I 1 faoi par Achadh Bhó (#1412)).

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52.9622, -7.20211latitude, longitude
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Historical references

800c.
Iam Chua .i. ó Thig Mo chua
FOeng. Leathanach: 262
800c.
Mochua o Taig Mochua
FOeng. Leathanach: 262
1100c.
Mochua Tigi Mochua
CGSH Iontráil: 5
1100c.
Tech Mochua
CGSH Iontráil: 670, Foroinn: 67
1160c.
Tech Mo Chua
LL Imleabhar: VI, Líne: 48589
1170c.
ó Thigh mo Chúa
FGorm. Leathanach: 246
1170c
Mochuaroc il-Laichis hi toeb Thigi Mochua
FOeng. Leathanach: 70
1205
Tachenohea
CDI Leathanach: i, 273
1297
Taghmehoo
CJR Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 193
1302
Taghmothok
CDI Leathanach: v, 7
1432
Taghmohok
COD Imleabhar: iii, 101
1491
Taemachuad
CPL Imleabhar: XV, Leathanach: 666
1496
Thachomocho
CPL Imleabhar: XVI, Leathanach: 584
1496
Tachmocho
CPL Imleabhar: XVI, Leathanach: 585
1518-19
Tymogho
Kildare Rent.
1540
Tymochoo
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 161
1540
Temogo
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 169
1549
Tienegwo
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 61 x 2
1552
Tymochoo alias Tymaghoo
F Leathanach: 1131
1557
Cyenegowe
P.R.O.L. Leathanach: 62/1
1563
Timochon
Cotton Map
1567
Tymokoe al' callid Farrene-prioride
CO
1567
Tymocow
F Leathanach: 1102
1567
Temockoe
F Leathanach: 1113
1567
Swyng
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 Eliz.
1567
Tymokoe al' callid Farrene-priorie
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 Eliz.
1568
Tymochoo al' Tymachoo
F Leathanach: 1216
1569
Tymogho
Francis Cosbie, gent
F Leathanach: 1376
1570
the Church of Tymogho alias Fernypriorie
F Leathanach: 1622
1603
Timogho
CPR Leathanach: 8
1606
Farrinprior, Timocho
CPR Leathanach: 139
1606
Timocho
CPR Leathanach: 139
1608
Tymogho or Farrenepriory
CPR Leathanach: 124
1608
Farrenepriory, Tymogho or
CPR Leathanach: 184
1615
Timochoe, Timoghoe, Timoghoe
CPR Leathanach: 276
1630
Tymockoe
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 38 C I
1630c.
i dTeach Mochua
FFÉ
1631
Tymochoe
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 12 C I
1636
Tymochoe
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 36 C I
1638
Tymochoe
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 29 C I
1650c.
Mochua Thighe Mo-Chúa
LGen. Alt: 718.4
1659
Timohoe
Cen. Leathanach: 499
1660c
Tymocho
BSD (La) Leathanach: 101
1805
Timahoe
Cahill (La)
1838
Timohoe
BS:AL Leathanach: LA027,27
1838
Timahoe
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: LA027,27
1838
Timahoe
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: LA027,27
1838
Timehoe
HCSV:AL Leathanach: LA027,27
1838
Timahoe
GJP:AL Leathanach: LA027,27
1838
Timahoe
Moore, L.:AL Leathanach: LA027,27
1838
Timahoe
Wills, J.:AL Leathanach: LA027,27
1838
Tigh Mochua, 'St. Mochua's house'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA027,27
1838
Timahoe
OD:AL Leathanach: LA027,27
1838
Timohoe
Archdall:AL Leathanach: LA027,27
1838
Timohoe
Robinson Price, J.:AL Leathanach: LA027,27
1838
Timohoe
Cosby, Capt.:AL Leathanach: LA027,27
1969
Tigh Mochua
Bailte Poist Leathanach: 45

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