Moylagh, County Meath

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Moylagh Castle in June 2013

Moylagh (Irish : Maigh Locha, meaning 'plain of the lake') [1] is a civil parish and townland in the northwest of County Meath, Ireland. [2] The village of Drumone lies within the civil parish.

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Geography

Moylagh townland lies within the Catholic parish of Oldcastle and Moylagh. [3] Both the civil parish and townland of Moylagh are in the historical barony of Fore. [2]

The village of Drumone is within the civil parish of Moylagh. [4] The civil parish also contains 16 townlands, including Gortloney. [5] Gortloney townland, which has an area of approximately 2.2 square kilometres (0.85 sq mi), [6] had a population of 86 in 2011. [7]

History

Evidence of ancient settlement in the Moylagh area includes a number of ringfort and tower house (castle) sites. [8] [9] The remains of Moylagh Castle, a tower house in the townland of Milltown, stand on top of an artificial earthen mound or motte. [10] Moylagh's Catholic church, Saint Mary's Church in Garrynabolie townland, was built in 1834. [11] [12]

Archaeological sites are also located in the surrounding townlands, [8] and Gortloney, for example, contains a number of ringforts and a possible castle site. [13] [14] Gortloney's former national (primary) school was built c. 1860. [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Maigh Locha / Moylagh". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Moylagh Townland, Co. Meath". townlands.ie. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "About Us". oldcastleandmoylaghparish.com. Oldcastle and Moylagh Parish. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sub-units of: Maigh Locha/Moylagh (population centres)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sub-units of: Maigh Locha/Moylagh (townlands)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Gortloney Townland, Co. Meath". Townlands of Ireland. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "CD165 - Meath Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 28 November 2025. Population [..] Townlands [..] 2011 [..] Gortloney, Crosskeys, Co. Meath: 83
  8. 1 2 Archaeological Inventory of County Meath. Dublin: Government Stationery Office. 1987.
  9. ↑ "Moylagh Tower House & Castle". boynevalleydaytours.com. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Moat Castle, Milltown, Co. Meath". irishhistory.com. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Garrynabolie, Meath". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "About Moylagh - Oldcastle Moylagh Parish". oldcastlemoylaghparish.ie. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  13. ↑ Moore, Michael J., ed. (1987). Archaeological Inventory of County Meath. Dublin: Government Stationery Office. ISBN   0707600316.
  14. ↑ "NMS mapping data - ME015-068----" – via heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com. ME015-068---- : Castle - unclassified : Gortloney [..] A castle at Garclonne (41b) in Moylagh parish is not depicted on the Down Survey (1656-8) barony map of Fore but is on the parish map [..] It is depicted amongst a cluster of buildings on the 1836 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as Green Castle [..] there are no visible remains, and it is now occupied by a modern house
  15. ↑ "Gortloney National School, Gortloney, Meath". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 28 November 2025.

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