Moylagh, County Meath
Civil parish in County Meath, Ireland
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Moylagh (Irish: Maigh Locha, meaning 'plain of the lake')[1] is a civil parish and townland in the northwest of County Meath, Ireland.[2] The village of Drumone lies within the civil parish.
Geography
Moylagh townland lies within the Catholic parish of Oldcastle and Moylagh.[3] Both the civil parish and townland of Moylagh are in the historical barony of Fore.[2]
The village of Drumone is within the civil parish of Moylagh.[4] The civil parish also contains 16 townlands, including Gortloney.[5] Gortloney townland, which has an area of approximately 2.2 square kilometres (0.85 sq mi),[6] had a population of 86 in 2011.[7]
History
Evidence of ancient settlement in the Moylagh area includes a number of ringfort and tower house (castle) sites.[8][9] The remains of Moylagh Castle, a tower house in the townland of Milltown, stand on top of an artificial earthen mound or motte.[10] Moylagh's Catholic church, Saint Mary's Church in Garrynabolie townland, was built in 1834.[11][12]
Archaeological sites are also located in the surrounding townlands,[8] and Gortloney, for example, contains a number of ringforts and a possible castle site.[13][14] Gortloney's former national (primary) school was built c. 1860.[15]
