Moylagh

Moylagh is a civil parish and townland in the northwest of , Ireland. The townland Moylagh lies within the Roman Catholic parish of Oldcastle and Moylagh.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: civil parish in County Meath, Ireland
  • Also known as: Moylagh, County Meath

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Drumone and Fore.

Locality
is a small village and townland in western , . The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to St. Mary and was built in 1834. A nearby disused Gaelic handball court dates to c.1920. The local GAA club is Moylagh GAA.

Village
is a village, next to the old Benedictine Abbey ruin of Abbey, situated to the north of in , in . The village, is situated within a valley between two hills: the Hill of Ben, the Hill of Houndslow, and the Ankerland rise area. is situated 5 km southwest of Moylagh.

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is a town in in central Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 1400. The reason to visit is the collection of prehistoric tombs at Loughcrew Cairns, which are as fine as those at better-known Newgrange but even older, and without the tourist hordes.

Moylagh

Latitude
53.72153° or 53° 43′ 18″ north
Longitude
-7.18733° or 7° 11′ 14″ west
Elevation
125 metres (410 feet)
Open location code
9C5JPRC7+J3
Geo­Names ID
9866452
Wiki­data ID
Q2081240
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Moylagh” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Moylagh (Meath konderria)
  • Basque: Moylagh
  • Dutch: Moylagh
  • French: Moylagh
  • Irish: Maigh Locha, Contae na Mí
  • Irish: Maigh Locha
  • Manx: Maigh Locha
  • Russian: Мойлах
  • Spanish: Moylagh
  • Turkish: Moylagh
  • Welsh: Maigh Locha, Swydd Meath
  • Welsh: Maigh Locha

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Inishatinny Lough and Lough Bane South.

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