placenamesMurher
Maigh Oirthir
The Landed Estates database distinguishes the house in Moyvane South from the neighbouring village’s history.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Maigh Oirthir · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Murher · English · main form
Place & story
A house held from Trinity College
The University of Galway’s Landed Estates database places Moyvane House in Moyvane South townland, within Murher parish. It records John Sandes as its resident in 1814, drawing on Leet’s directory. At Griffith’s Valuation, William L. Vesey-Fitzgerald Foster leased the property from the Trinity College Dublin estate; the recorded valuation was £3 15s. That figure is a valuation rather than an annual rent. The entries connect the residence with both the Sandes family and the college estate, while preserving the distinction between a named house and the wider parish. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Kerry
- Barony
- Iraghticonnor
- Coordinates
- 52.49363, -9.36387
- Mapped area
- 43.15 km²
- Logainm ID
- 1116 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Murher. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Moyvane House, County Kerry — Landed Estates database · University of Galway, Landed Estates database
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.