BROWSE
townland
Móta Bodhar
genitive: Mhóta Bodhar
(Irish)
Motabower
(English)

Glossary

English moat, earthen embankment

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

52.7195, -6.44394latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1613
Motebowre (Will. Marwood)
CPR Leathanach: 252
1618
Moteboure (Gerald McJames Kavenagh)
CPR Leathanach: 403
1630
Motebeure (Gerrald Mc. James)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 49 C I
1636
Moteboure (Calcot Chambre)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 107 C I
1654
Meatbore (i gcur síos ar theorainn Baltyfarrell, Aughnamaulmeen, askakeel))
CS (LG) Leathanach: 7
1655–7
Meltenbore
DS
1655–57
Melterbore
DS
1685
Meterbory
Hib. Del.
1720
Mountaboure
CGn. Imleabhar: 28, Leathanach: 264, Uimhir: 17562
1840
Móta bodhar ‘deaf moat’
(Carnew)
OD:AL
1840
Moteybower
(Carnew)
AL(Carnew): BSS
1840
Moteybower
(Carnew)
Kidel, G.:AL (LG)
1840
Moteybower
(Carnew)
Smith, J.:AL (LG)
1840
Mountabower
(Carnew)
Walker., Ing.:AL (LG)
1840
The correct spelling is Motabower
(Carnew)
OD:AL
2002
mɔti ˈbauər
Guaire, Diosca 2, Traic 4
Áit.
2002
mɔti ˈbauər
Guaire, Diosca 2, Traic 5
Áit.

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