placenamesTimoleague
Tigh Molaige
A farm at Ardmore and a grave in the friary connect Timoleague with an Irish-language writer.
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
- Tigh Molaige · Irish · main form · validated name
- Timoleague · English · main form
Place & story
A home at Ardmore
Máire Ní Shíthe married Denis O’Leary in Timoleague in 1915. Traolach Ó Donnabháin’s biographical article records their subsequent farm at Ardmore, before they moved to Ballynamona near Courtmacsherry. Born near Clonakilty, she died in 1955 and was buried in Timoleague Abbey. Her connection here was residence and burial rather than birthplace. [2]
An editor in the archive
The Irish Capuchin Archives identify Ní Shíthe as Irish-language editor of the Cork Sun. Their catalogue describes a manuscript of Peadar Ó Laoghaire’s An Craos-Deamhan, with an English translation, sent to her and apparently intended for newspaper serialisation. The surviving file records her place in the exchange between Irish-language authors and the press; its description does not establish that the serial actually appeared. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Timoleague. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Máire Ní Shíthe, Michael Collins News22August2016,pp8–10 · Traolach Ó Donnabháin, Michael Collins News, Michael Collins Centre
- An Craos-Deamhan, IECA CP/3/4/3/1, circa1904–1905 · Irish Capuchin Archives, original manuscript catalogue
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.