BROWSE
townland
Móin Fhiontain
genitive: Mhóin Fhiontain
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Monintin
(English)

Glossary

móin, mónaidh
English bogland

Centrepoint

54.1327, -6.96838latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1655
Monintin
DS
1660c
Monintin
BSD (Mu) Leathanach: 106
1667
Monington
ASE Leathanach: 159
1730
Moninton
CGn. Leathanach: 64.451.44649
1738
Moninton
CGn. Leathanach: 94.187.65857
1835
Monentin
Reg. Voters:AL
1835
Moninton
BS:AL
1835
See Monantin. They are distinguished from each other by a strong emphasis on a in the one and i in the other.
OD:AL
1835
moin íntinn, bog of the intention [a story about this]
OD:AL

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