Moybeg Kirley (locally [ˌmɔibeɡˈkʲïli], from Irish Maigh Bheag 'little plain' and Corrbahile meaning "prominent townland"[2]) is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is in the north-west of the parish, with the Moyola River forming its northern boundary. It is bounded by the townlands of Drumconready, Drumcrow, Kirley, Moneyguiggy, and Moneyshanere. It was apportioned to the Drapers' Company.[3]
Moybeg Kirley | |
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| Irish transcription(s) | |
| • Derivation: | Maigh Bheag |
| • Meaning: | "Little plain" |
| Irish transcription(s) | |
| • Derivation: | Corrbhaile |
| • Meaning: | "Prominent townland" |
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  Moybeg Kirley Moybeg Kirley shown within Northern Ireland  Moybeg Kirley Moybeg Kirley (the United Kingdom) | |
| Coordinates: 54°49′01″N 6°44′28″W / 54.817°N 6.741°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | County Londonderry |
| Barony | Loughinsholin |
| Civil parish | Kilcronaghan |
| Plantation grant | Drapers Company |
| First recorded | 1609 |
| Government | |
| • Council | Mid Ulster District |
| • Ward | Tobermore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 163.46 acres (66.15 ha) |
| Irish grid ref | H8097 |
The townland was part of Tobermore electoral ward of the former Magherafelt District Council. In 1926 it was part of Carnamoney district electoral division as part of the Draperstown dispensary (registrar's) district of Magherafelt Rural District.[4] It was also part of the historic barony of Loughinsholin.[3]
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Trivia
editIn 2016, the PBS Masterpiece Theater created a mini-series called My Mother and Other Strangers. This series is based in a fictional village called "Moybeg".
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Northern Ireland Environment Agency. "NIEA Map Viewer". Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ Toner, Gregory: Place-Names of Northern Ireland, page 131. Queen's University of Belfast, 1996, ISBN 0-85389-613-5
- ^ a b c d e Notes on the Place Names of the Parishes and Townlands of the County of Londonderry, 1925, Alfred Moore Munn, Clerk of the Crown and Peace of the City and County of Londonderry
- ^ a b c d HistPop; County and County Borough of Londonderry, 1926, page 24
- ^ a b c d e f HistPop; Area, population and number of houses, Vol. III, Ireland, 1881, page 698
- ^ a b c d HistPop; County and County Borough of Londonderry, 1901, page 33
- ^ HistPop; County of Londonderry, 1851, page 241
- ^ Place Names NI - Moybeg Kirley