Moyaliff

Townland in Munster, Ireland
Moyaliff
Maigh Ailbhe
Townland
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 townslands 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

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

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

References

  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
  • Moyaliffe Tithes
  • Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out Parish of Moyaliff.
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