Mostrim & Moydow

Placenames of Mostrim, Moydow

Placenames of Mostrim, Moydow (Short descriptions from O'Donovan's Field Name Books from County Longford

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Placenames of Mostrim, Moydow
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Placenames of Mostrim, Moydow

Placenames of Mostrim, Moydow (Short descriptions from O'Donovan's Field Name Books from County Longford

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Edgeworthstown Meathus Truim

J.O.D.

Situated in the Townland of Edgeworthstown 5 miles E South East of Longford Town

A town about ¼ mile in length and not exceeding 1/8 broad (in breath) It contains Parish Church, Police Barrack, Meeting House, Post Office, School Houses, Roman Catholic, and Edgeworthstown.

(This is a most extraordinary description of a town)

Moydow Parish Magh Dumha, Four Masters, plain of the mound. Pronounced Moydoo

J.O.D

Is situated in the County Longford and Barony of Moydow and is surrounded in the north by (unfinished in the original).

It is a highly cultivated Parish with several gentleman's seats, one R.C. Chaple and a protestant Church and four schools.