An Móta/Moat

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Hierarchy

townland

An Móta

genitive: An Mhóta

(Irish)

Moat

(English)

Capitalise

Hierarchy

county

An Mhí/Meath

barony

Maigh Fionnráithe Íochtarach/Moyfenrath Lower

municipal district

Baile Átha Troim/Trim

civil parish

Ráth Moliain/Rathmolyon

electoral division

Ráth Moliain/Rathmolyon

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

is aistriúchán é an fhoirm Ghaeilge
Bhí móta agus bábhún i lár an bhaile fearainn seo (ME042-005), tá sé marcáilte mar ‘fort’ sa chéad eagrán de léarscáil na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis.
Gaeilge

the Irish form is a translation
There was a motte-and-bailey in the middle of this townland (ME042-005), it is marked as ‘fort’ in the first edition map of the Ordnance Survey.

Centrepoint

53.5078, -6.8099latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1640	Motowne Joh’ Cusacke nup de Cussington seis’ fuit, de feod’ ad us’ nup baron’ de Trymleston, de vil’ de Trymlettston contin’ 1 castr’ 10 mes’, 1 molendin’ & 300 acr’ ter’. …. Ballendaragh [ ] Kilnecrosse 1 castr’, 2 mes’ & 14 acr’, Motowne [ ] Clonologan 60 acr’, Ardenowe 15 acr’, Cloncurre al’ Clonhorre 10 acr’, Tobbertynan 20 acr’, Portan 5 mes’ & 60 acr’, Collyerstowne 6 acr’, Donlivers 10 mes’ & 60 acr’, in Trym … Donlivers	Inq. C.I. 153 Ionchoisní ar chearta sheilbhe talaimh nó ar chiontacht (16ú-18ú haois) -- leabhair agus LSS. Foilsíodh mar leabhair ionchoisní Chúige Laighean (1826) (=Inq. Lag.) agus Chúige Uladh (1829) (=Inq. Ult.) (Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hibe Teideal iomlán: Ionchoisní ar chearta sheilbhe talaimh nó ar chiontacht (16ú-18ú haois) atá iontu -- leabhair agus LSS. Foilsíodh mar leabhair ionchoisní Chúige Laighean (1826) (=Inq. Lag.) agus Chúige Uladh (1829) (=Inq. Ult.) (Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum Repertorium I. II). Ní mhaireann na bunscríbhinní as a ndearnadh na cóipeanna seo.
1758	Moat Alexander Wood ... Robert Wood ... Town and Lands of Bramhall, Kilmoretown, Killbegg, Farmill, Rathmolion Town, Killbally Porter, Coolderry, Rathflisk, Moat, Monamore, Castletown and other part of said Town and lands of Castletown, Corballice, Clencoory part of Killbally Porter, Little Jonstown, Tonlagee, Gilbertstown, Little Cullentragh, Bigg Cullentragh, Cherrivally, Cloonmonly, Ballin and Bigg Ballin Situate in the mannor of Moylough parish of Rathmolion and County of Meath	CGn. PR/TB/1/197/131130 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1770c	Moat Moat of Moylough	Longfield Maps MS 21 F. 15 / (035) Longfield Map Collection by John Longfield, John Brownrigg, Thomas Murray et al, Land Surveyors, ca 1770-1840. An Leabharlann Náisiúnta (NLI), féach http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000282687
1812 (1817)	Moat town?	Larkin (Mí) A Map of the County of Meath in the Province of Leinster in Ireland by William Larkin Bliain foilsithe: 1812
1825	Moatfort?	TAB Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1836	Moat	BS:AL Leathanach: Mí097,4 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Moat-town	Larkin (Mí):AL Leathanach: Mí097,4 Foinse in AL
1836	Moate	Inq. Eliz. I:AL Leathanach: Mí097,4 Foinse in AL
1836	Moate	Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Mí097,4 Inquisition de chuid aimsir Charles I in AL Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1836	Moatetowne	Inq. C II:AL Leathanach: Mí097,4 Ionchoisne de de chuid Seárlas II, foinse in AL
1836	Moat "This townland takes its name from the large Moat in it." [Nóta OD]	OD:AL Leathanach: Mí097,4 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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