BROWSE
townland
Baile na Móna Mór
genitive: Bhaile na Móna Mór
(Irish)
Moortown Great
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
móin, mónaidh
English bogland
English great, big

Centrepoint

52.2697, -6.65676latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1602
Gerrott more M’David, of Mooretowne, husb. ?
F Alt: 6647
1627
le great Mooretowne (Phil. Furlonge)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 11 C I
1627
Mooretowne
Inq. Lag. Alt: 11 C I
1638
le 2 Mooretownes (Thom. Furlonge)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 130 C I
1654
between the lands of Little Moore and Rochstowne
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 143
1654
Little Moore towne (Walter Hoare)
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 142
1654
Little Mooretowne
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 142
1654
mearing with the Moore from thence southward by the syde of that Moore untill itt come to the land of Little Mooretowne
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 141
1654
Mooretowne
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 138
1654–6
Mooretowne (Francis Kenay) Moortown
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 142
1654–6
Moortown
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 142
1654
the great Moore or Turbarry commonly called the Great Moore or Turbarry of Tullakena and directly thorow that Moore eastward till it come the lands of Rochestowne
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 126
1655–7
Little/greate Moretowne
DS
1659
Great Mortowne
Cen. Leathanach: 541
1685c
Little & Greatmor
Hib. Del.
1830c
Moorstown (Great)
TAB Leathanach: 1
1830c
Moorstown Little
TAB Leathanach: 1
1840
[Moortown]
Desc. Rem.:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 16
1840
Great Moortown
Bar. Cons.:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 16
1840
Greate Mooreton
DS Ref.:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 16
1840
Greate Moretowne
DS Map:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 16
1840
Little Mooreton
DS:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 17
1840
Mooretown Great
BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 16
1840
Mooretown Little
BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 17
1840
Moortown
CM:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 16
1840
Moortown
CM:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 17
1840
Moortown
Freeholders Reg.:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 16
1840
Moortown
Freeholders Reg.:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 17
1840
Moortown
Kehoe, J.:AL (LG)
1840
Moortown
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 16
1840
Moortown
Rosseter, H.:AL (LG)
1840
Moortown
White, W.:AL (LG)
1840
Moortown
Kehoe, J.:AL (LG)
1840
Moortown
Rosseter, H.:AL (LG)
1840
Moortown Great
Co. Treas. Warrant:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 16
1840
Moortown Great
GJReturn:AL (LG) Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 16
1840
Moortown Great
Scanlan, G.:AL (LG) (BA)
1840
Moortown Little
Bar. Cons.:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 17
1840
Moortown Little
Co. Treas. Warrant:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 17
1840
Moortown Little
GJReturn:AL (LG) Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 17
1840
Moortown Little
Scanlan, G.:AL (LG) (BA)

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