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Moy (other)
Moy or MOY may refer to: Places * Loch Moy, a loch south of Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland ** Moy, Highland, a village beside Loch Moy ** Moy Hall, also near the loch and the ancestral home of the chiefs of Clan Mackintosh ** Rout of Moy, an event in the Jacobite rising of 1745 * Glen Moy, a glen in Glen Clova, north of Forfar, Scotland ** A raspberry, cultivar named after this glen * Moy, a hamlet, hunting lodge and forest west of Loch Laggan, Highland, Scotland * Moy Castle, ancestral home of the Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie in Scotland * Moy, County Tyrone, a village in Northern Ireland * River Moy, a river which runs through County Sligo and County Mayo in Ireland * Moÿ-de-l'Aisne, a comune in northern France * Moy House (other) People * Moy (surname), a list of people so named * Mei (surname), a Chinese surname which can be transliterated as Moy, including a list of people * Mooy Lambert (died 1625), Dutch vice admiral * Moy (surname), Moisses Salvador Rod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loch Moy
Loch Moy (from the Scottish Gaelic ''Loch A'Mhoigh'' meaning the Loch of the Plain) is a freshwater loch beside the village of Moy near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. History There is an island on the loch called the Isle of Moy and on this island are the ruins of Moy Castle that was seat of the Chiefs of Clan Mackintosh from the 14th century to about 1700. According to the '' Old Statistical Account of Scotland'' there were the ruins of a house with four fire rooms and that above the gate an inscription stated that it had been built in 1665 by Lachlan Mackintosh, 20th chief of Clan Mackintosh. In about 1700, the Mackintoshes built a new seat in-land called Moy Hall Moy Hall near the village of Moy, south of Inverness, is the home of the chiefs of the Clan Mackintosh, a Highland Scottish clan. History The original Moy Hall was built in about 1700 to replace Moy Castle which was on Moy Island on Loch Moy .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moy, Loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moy (surname)
Moy is a surname which may refer to: *Hendrik de Moy (1534–1610), Secretary *Mei Bo (sometimes ''Moy Bo''), an official of the Shang Dynasty *Lexton Moy (born 1985), American soccer player of Chinese and Filipino heritage *Matthew Moy (born 1984), Chinese-American TV actor *Milagros Moy (born 1975), Peruvian volleyball player *Sylvia Moy (1938–2017), American singer and songwriter *Moy Yat (1938–2001), Wing Chun kung fu master *Moy Lin-shin (1931–1998), Taoist monk, teacher, and T'ai chi instructor See also *Mei (surname) *Moi (name) Moi is a human name, which has been used as both a surname and a given name. Given name * Moi Avei (born 1946), Papua New Guinean politician * Moi Gómez (born 1994), Spanish footballer * Moi Torrallardona (born 1966), Spanish off-road rally ... * Moye (name) * Moy (other) {{surname, Moy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moi (other)
Moi or MOI may refer to: People * Moi (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Moisés Delgado (born 1994), Spanish footballer commonly known as simply Moi * Moisés Rodríguez (born 1997), Spanish footballer commonly known as simply Moi Places Kenya * Moi Air Base, a military airport east of Nairobi, Kenya * Moi International Airport, Mombasa, Kenya * Moi International Sports Centre, a multi-purpose stadium in Kasarani, Kenya * Moi Stadium, a multi-purpose facility in Kisumu, Kenya * Moi University, a public university in Eldoret, western Kenya Norway * Moi, Norway, the administrative centre of Lund municipality * Moi, Agder, a small village Other places * Moi, a village in Bâlteni Commune, Gorj County, Romania * McLeod Glacier (South Orkney Islands) * Moi Center, a complex of buildings in Shenyang, China Acronyms Arts and entertainment * The Mothers of Invention, a 1960s band led by Frank Zappa * ''Master of Illusion'' (video game), a 2007 Nintendo DS g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtual Pet
A virtual pet (also known as a digital pet, artificial pet, or pet-raising simulation) is a type of artificial human companion. They are usually kept for companionship or enjoyment. People may keep a digital pet in lieu of a real pet. Digital pets have no concrete physical form other than the hardware they run on. Interaction with virtual pets may or may not be goal oriented. If it is, then the user must keep it alive as long as possible and often help it to grow into higher forms. Keeping the pet alive and growing often requires feeding, grooming and playing with the pet. Some digital pets require more than just food to keep them alive. Daily interaction is required in the form of playing games, virtual petting, providing love and acknowledgment can help keep your virtual pet happy and growing healthy. Digital pets can be simulations of real animals, as in the Petz series, or fantasy ones, like the Tamagotchi or Digimon series. Unlike biological simulations, the pet does no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moy Racing
Moy Racing, formerly PRW Racing and Bobby Jones Racing, was an auto racing team owned by former Ford Motor Company employee Joseph Reilly which fielded entries in the NASCAR Busch Series. Drivers who piloted the Moy Racing Ford include Jimmy Kitchens, Andy Kirby, Carl Long, Bruce Bechtel, Dana White (racing driver), Dana White, Brad Teague, Ed Berrier, Donnie Neuenberger, Shane Hall, Kertus Davis, Jeff McClure, Jason Rudd, Chris Diamond, Eric Jones (racing driver), Eric Jones, Ken Alexander, Mike Harmon, Shane Huffman, Kelly Denton, Derek Hayes, and Kieran Dynes. External links * American auto racing teams Defunct NASCAR teams {{NASCAR-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moy (ship)
The ''Moy'' was a 1,697 ton, iron sailing ship with a length of , breadth of and depth of . She was built by Russel & Company for the Nourse Line, named after the River Moy in northwest of Ireland and launched in May 1885. She was primarily used for the transportation of Indian indenture labourers to the colonies. Details of some of these voyages are as follows: In 1888, the Moy repatriated 327 former indentured labourers from St Lucia back to India. During her last voyage, to British Guiana, there was an incredibly high death rate with 46 deaths, and of the remainder 88 had to be sent to hospital in Georgetown. The Surgeon Superintendent's gratuity was withheld for this incident and the captain and third officer also lost part of their pay. In February 1905, on the way back to Liverpool from British Guiana she was reported as missing. See also * Indian Indenture Ships to Fiji Between 1879 and 1916, a total of 42 ships made 87 voyages, carrying Indian indentured labou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Moy (1904)
HMS ''Moy'' was a Laird Type River-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Named after the River Moy in Ireland, she was the first ship to carry this name in the Royal Navy. Construction She was ordered under the 1903 – 1904 Naval Estimates, laid down on 22 March 1904, at Cammell Laird's shipyard at Birkenhead and launched on 10 November 1904. She was completed in June 1905. Her original armament was to be the same as the turtleback torpedo boat destroyers that preceded her. In 1906 the Admiralty decided to upgrade the armament by landing the five 6-pounder naval guns and shipping three 12-pounder/8 hundredweight (cwt) guns). Two would be mounted abeam at the foc's'le break and the third gun would be mounted on the quarterdeck. Pre-War After commissioning she was assigned to the East Coast Destroyer Flotilla of the 1st Fleet and based at Harwich. On 27 April 1908, the Eastern Flotilla departed Harwich for live fire and night manoeuvres. During these exercises HMS ''Attentive'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moy (salt)
A moy was a measure for salt, used in British colonial North America. It amounted to about 15 bushels. It likely derives from the Portuguese '' moio'' and the trade in salt between North America and the Azores ) , motto =( en, "Rather die free than subjected in peace") , anthem= ( en, "Anthem of the Azores") , image_map=Locator_map_of_Azores_in_EU.svg , map_alt=Location of the Azores within the European Union , map_caption=Location of the Azores wi .... Alternatively, the term may have come from the Scots, ''moy'' - a certain measure. Citations References * Units of volume Edible salt Obsolete units of measurement {{Measurement-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mooy Lambert
Lambert Hendriksz ( – 17 March 1625) was a Dutch vice admiral. He is usually referred to by his nickname, Mooy Lambert ("Beautiful Lambert"). Lambert served under Willem de Zoete and Jacob van Heemskerk, and was present as a rear admiral at the Battle of Gibraltar (1607), battle of Gibraltar. Lambert was active against the Dunkirk corsairs and in 1605 managed to defeat and capture the Dunkirk admiral Adriaan Dirksen. From 1616 to 1624, Lambert was mostly active in the Mediterranean to protect Dutch merchants from the Barbary pirates and in 1618 teamed up with the Spanish to defeat the Algerian corsair fleet. In 1622, he negotiated a peace agreement with the Pasha of Algiers to leave Dutch merchant shipping unmolested. After this treaty was broken by the Algerians, Lambert was sent to take punitive action against the Barbary pirates and through harsh negotiations managed to force the Algerians to set hundreds of Christian slaves free. After his death, having served the Admiralty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mei (surname)
Mei () is a romanized spelling of a Chinese surname, transcribed in the Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin dialect. In Hong Kong and other Cantonese-speaking regions, the name may be transliterated as Mui or Moy.Louie, Emma Woo: "Chinese American Names"., p.29. McFarland & Co, Inc., 1998. In Vietnam, this surname is written as Mai (Vietnamese surname), Mai. In romanized Korean, it is spelled Mae. The name literally translates in English to the Prunus mume, plum fruit. The progenitor of the Méi clan, Méi Bo, originated from near a mountain in ancient China that was lined at its base with plum trees.Li, Jin Sheng: "Yún hé Sān Bai Xìng.", p. 77. Print date unavailable. "Mei" is also an Italian surname, and one transcription of the Slavic surname also spelt Mey (Мей). Origins The Méi clan came from the Zi (surname), Zi (子) family. They were awarded a Monarchy, kingdom in the southeast of Bo County in Anhui called Mei kingdom. The Méi Ancestral home (China), ancestral hometown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moy House (other)
Moy House may refer to: * Moy House, County Clare, an 18th-century house, now run as a hotel, in County Clare, Ireland * Moy House, Moray, a ruined mansion in Moray, Scotland, designed by John Adam {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moy, Highland
The village of Moy ( gd, A' Mhòigh) is situated between the villages of Daviot and Tomatin, in the Highland region of Scotland. It sits beside Loch Moy and used to have a railway station on the Inverness and Aviemore Direct Railway. Rout of Moy On 16 February 1746 Charles Edward Stuart spent the night at Moy Hall. To prevent the troops from Inverness descending on the estate in surprise during the night, Lady Anne Farquharson-MacKintosh sent Donald Fraser the blacksmith. The grid reference given by the RCAHMS is , a little to the west of Moy at the pass between Meall Mor and Ben nan Cailleach. and four other retainers to watch the road from Inverness. Sure enough, during the night several hundred Hanoverian troops were detected marching down the road. The Mackintosh defenders started beating their swords on rocks, jumping from place to place and shouting the war cries of different clans in the Chattan Confederation. Thinking that they had been ambushed, the British troops ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
