Moyaliff (historically ''Moaliffe'' "Mealiff", from ) is an old Civil Parish and
townland
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...
in
County Tipperary
County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after th ...
,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. The old Civil parish was in the barony of Kilnamanagh Upper in the County of Tipperary. It had thirty one townlands in total. Twenty seven of these townslands are in the Roman Catholic Parish of
Upperchurch-Drombane, three in the Roman Catholic parish of
Holycross-Ballycahill and one townland Moyaliff itself shared between the two.
The name is composed of two
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
words: 'Maigh', meaning "plain" and "Ailbhe" which is the Gaelic word of Alvy giving the full name of Maigh Ailbhe which directly translates to Alvy's Plain.
Townlands
Áth Longfoirt/Allengort,
Béal Átha an Oidhre/Ballynera,
Béal Átha hUachtair/Ballyoughter,
An Cillín Liath/Killinleigh,
An Cláirín/Clareen,
Cluain Uí Thorpa/Clonyharp,
Cnoc an Charna Duibh/Knockacarhanduff Commons,
Coill Pennefather/Pennefatherswood,
Cúil na Muine/Coolnamoney,
An Chúlchoill/Coolkill,
Currach na Tinne/Curraghnatinny,
An Drom Bán/Drumbane,
Drom Daibhche/Drumdiha,
Dromainn an Ghabhair/Drumminagower,
Dromainn Philib/Drumminphilip,
Dúraí/Dooree Commons,
Faill an Ghabhail/Foilagoule,
An Ghléib/Glebe,
Goirtín an Phóire/Gorteenaphoria,
Gort an Chuaille/Gortahoola,
Leacain Dara/Lackandarra,
An Lisín/Lisheen,
Maigh Ailbhe/Moyaliff,
Ros Caoin Beag/Roskeen Little,
Ros Caoin Theas/Roskeen South,
Ros Caoin Thuaidh/Roskeen North,
Ros Caoin/Roskeen,
Ros Moilt/Rosmult,
Ros na gCeanannaí/Rosnacananee,
An Seanbhaile Dubh/Shanballyduff,
Tuairín Cuileannach/Tooreencullinagh.
Historical Baroney
According to the Down Survey of Ireland part of the historical parish of Moyaliff then known as Moaliffe was in the now defunct barony of Killnelongurty.
Killnelongurty Barony
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See also
*Walter Butler of Nodstown
Walter Butler of Nodstown (or Ballynenoddagh or Moyaliffe), (died 1560) was the fourth son of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond and Lady Joan Fitzgerald. Nodstown is a townland in the civil parish of Ardmayle in the barony of Middle Third, Coun ...
References
External links
Moyaliffe TithesWelcome to Ireland Reaching Out Parish of Moyaliff.
{{Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly
Civil parishes of Kilnamanagh Upper