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Townland in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Moyesset
townland
Irish transcription(s)
 • Derivation:Uncertain
 • Meaning:"Plain of weasels"
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Coordinates: 54°48′14″N 6°41′46″W / 54.804°N 6.696°W / 54.804; -6.696
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyCounty Londonderry
BaronyLoughinsholin
Civil parishKilcronaghan
Plantation grantDrapers Company and Crown freeholds
First recorded1609
SettlementsTobermore
Government
 • CouncilMid Ulster District
 • WardTobermore
Area
 • Total159.25 acres (64.45 ha)
Irish grid refH8395

Moyesset (locally [ˌmɔiˈɛsït]) is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the centre of the parish, and is bounded by the townlands of; Calmore, Clooney, Gortamney, Killytoney, and Tobermore. It was apportioned to the Drapers company and Crown freeholds.

The townland was part of Tobermore electoral ward of the former Magherafelt District Council, however in 1926 it was part of Tobermore district electoral division as part of the Maghera division of Magherafelt Rural District. It was also part of the historic barony of Loughinsholin.

History

Population
Year Pop.
1841 87
1851 86
1861 91
1871 74
1881 68
1891 58
1901 55
1911 43
1926 45
Size (acres, roods, poles)
Year a, r, p
1851 159, 3, 29
1881 160, 1, 10
1901 160, 1, 10
1926 160, 1, 39
Earlier recorded forms
Year Form
1609 Moyasaden (O.S.)
1613 Moyaserdan (Charter)
1613 Moyesset
1613 Moysaden
1622 Moyessett
1654 Moysett
1657 Moyasaden, the small proportion of
1657 Moyasserden
1767 Mayesset
1813 Moyasset (S.M.)
(O.S.) - Ordnance Survey map (1609)
(Charter) - Charter of Londonderry (1613)
(S.M.) - Sampson's Map

See also

References

  1. ^ Toner, Gregory: Place-Names of Northern Ireland, page 130-1. Queen's University of Belfast, 1996, ISBN 0-85389-613-5
  2. Northern Ireland Environment Agency. "NIEA Map Viewer". Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  3. ^ Notes on the Place Names of the Parishes and Townlands of the County of Londonderry, 1925, Alfred Moore Munn, Clerk of the Crown and Peace of the City and County of Londonderry
  4. ^ HistPop; County and County Borough of Londonderry, 1926, page 27
  5. ^ HistPop; Area, population and number of houses, Vol. III, Ireland, 1881, page 698
  6. ^ HistPop; Area, houses, and population, Vol. III [Part 2], Ireland, 1901 Page 35
  7. HistPop; County of Londonderry, 1851, page 241
  8. Place Names NI - Moyesset
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