townland
An Mothar
genitive: an Mhothair
(Irish)
Moher
(English)
Centrepoint
53.8373, -7.91381latitude, longitude
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Historical references
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"Lm: Mothar TÁ: An Mothar Pinkman: Mothar = A ruin, a cluster of trees or bushes. The ruin of a ‘chaer’ or ‘rath’ is sometimes designated by the term mothar; and sometimes the word is applied to the ruins of any building. But its proper significance is a cluster of tree or bushes, a grove, and this is generally the sense in which the word should be interpreted."
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"Arch.Inventory Earthwork (site). On a gently W-facing slope close to the River Shannon (168)."
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Moher
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BSD Leathanach: 32
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| 1834 |
Moher
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TAB Leathanach: 68, Nóta: (61:16/16) recap
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| 1836 |
Moher
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Moher
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Moher
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| 1836 |
Mothair
'the road' [scriosta]
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Mothar
'is the ruin of any house, a cluster of trees'
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Moher
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| 1836 |
[Moher]
"…it contains… a small fort near the road."
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