Moylough
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Moylough
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Village | |
 Moylough Castle is a 13th century tower or hall house | |
  Moylough | |
| Coordinates: 53°29′17″N 8°34′05″W / 53.488°N 8.568°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Population | |
• Total | 518 |
Moylough (/mɔɪˈlɒx/ moy-LOKH; Irish: Maigh Locha, meaning 'plain of the lake')[2][3] is a rural village located in County Galway, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, it had a population of 518.[1] The village is in a civil parish of the same name.[2]
Moylough is 5 km (3 mi) northwest of Mountbellew and 50 km (31 mi) from Galway. It is located on the N63 national secondary road, and is also served by the R328 and R364 regional roads.
Moylough was part of the ancient kingdom of the Soghain of Connacht.[citation needed]
Other evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes Moylough Castle, a 13th-century tower house historically associated with the Norman de Cotterell and de Cogeshale families.[4]
Together with nearby Mountbellew, Moylough has been twinned with Elliant in Brittany since 1998.[5][6]
Amenities
Amenities within Moylough include a national (primary) school, Garda station, post office and community centre.[7] Many of the village's amenities lie within the townland of Moylough More, including the local Catholic church (built c. 1830).[8] As of the 2011 census, Moylough More townland had a population of over 440 people.[9]
