placenamesMolahiffe
Maigh Fhlaithimh
Lewis distinguishes the Maine’s possible use by barges from manufacturing already taking place.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Maigh Fhlaithimh · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Molahiffe · English · main form
Place & story
A possibility for the Maine
Samuel Lewis described the river Maine as partly bounding and partly crossing Molahiffe parish in 1837. He considered it capable of being made navigable for barges as far as Marshall’s Bridge. That wording records a potential improvement, rather than establishing that barges already used the route or that an engineering scheme had been completed. [2]
Two mills at Firies
At Firies, written Fieries in Lewis’s account, a small flour mill and a tuck mill were operating. The entry places both activities within the wider parish’s economy, without naming their proprietors or giving an annual output. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Molahiffe. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Molahiffe: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.