Moyaliff

Moyaliff
Maigh Ailbhe
Townland
Moyaliff is located in Ireland
Moyaliff
Moyaliff
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°34′27″N 7°53′45″W / 52.5743°N 7.8959°W / 52.5743; -7.8959
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Tipperary
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceS046555

Moyaliff (historically Moaliffe "Mealiff", from Irish: Maigh Ailbhe)[1] is a civil parish and townland in County Tipperary, Ireland. The civil parish is in the barony of Kilnamanagh Upper. It has 31 townlands in total; 27 of these townlands are in the Roman Catholic Parish of Upperchurch-Drombane, three in the Roman Catholic parish of Holycross-Ballycahill and one townland Moyaliff itself shared between the two.

The name is composed of two Irish words: Maigh, meaning 'plain' and "Ailbhe", Irish for Alvy, giving the full name of Maigh Ailbhe or Alvy's Plain.[1]

Townlands

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The civil parish has 31 townlands:[2]

  • Áth Longfoirt/Allengort
  • Béal Átha an Oidhre/Ballynera
  • Béal Átha hUachtair/Ballyoughter
  • An Cillín Liath/Killinleigh
  • An Cláirín/Clareen
  • Cluain Uí Thorpa/Clonyharp
  • Cnoc an Charna Duibh/Knockacarhanduff Commons
  • Coill Pennefather/Pennefatherswood
  • Cúil na Muine/Coolnamoney
  • An Chúlchoill/Coolkill
  • Currach na Tinne/Curraghnatinny
  • An Drom Bán/Drumbane
  • Drom Daibhche/Drumdiha
  • Dromainn an Ghabhair/Drumminagower
  • Dromainn Philib/Drumminphilip
  • Dúraí/Dooree Commons
  • Faill an Ghabhail/Foilagoule
  • An Ghléib/Glebe
  • Goirtín an Phóire/Gorteenaphoria
  • Gort an Chuaille/Gortahoola
  • Leacain Dara/Lackandarra
  • An Lisín/Lisheen
  • Maigh Ailbhe/Moyaliff
  • Ros Caoin Beag/Roskeen Little
  • Ros Caoin Theas/Roskeen South
  • Ros Caoin Thuaidh/Roskeen North
  • Ros Caoin/Roskeen
  • Ros Moilt/Rosmult
  • Ros na gCeanannaí/Rosnacananee
  • An Seanbhaile Dubh/Shanballyduff
  • Tuairín Cuileannach/Tooreencullinag

Historical Baroney

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According to the Down Survey of Ireland part of the historical parish of Moyaliff then known as Moaliffe was in the now defunct barony of Killnelongurty.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Maigh Ailbhe/Moyaliff (also see Archival records)". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  2. ^ Townlands of Moyaliff
  3. ^ Killnelongurty Barony
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