- John O'Donovan. The
place of the
battle has been
disputed between Fearn-
mhagh,
County Monaghan and Aghaderg, near Loughbrickland,
County Down. The 17th-century...
-
alternatively as (the)
Moigh or Mough.
These come from
Irish Magh / an
Mhagh 'the plain' and were the
names of the
townland in
which the
village began...
-
either ‘Currach Bheathach’,
meaning The Moor of the Birches, or ‘Currach a’
Mhagh’,
meaning The Moor of the Plain, or ‘Currach Mheádh’
meaning The Moor of...
- translation: "Nine
thousand of Parthalón's
people died in one w**** on Sean
Mhagh Ealta Edair, namely, five
thousand men, and four
thousand women. Whence...
- Eliogarty. The village's Irish-language name
Luach Maigh (earlier: Luach-
mhagh)
means "reward-field". Today's
Loughmore –
which would correspond to Irish...
-
medieval times Garadice Lough was
known as
Lough Finvoy (Irish: Loch Finn
Mhagh,
meaning 'The Lake of the
White Plain'). The lake is
mentioned several times...
