placenamesMoydow
Maigh Dumha
Moydow’s Catholic church and older Church of Ireland site preserve distinct layers of local religious life.
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 Dumha · Irish · main form · validated name
- Moydow · English · main form
Place & story
Saint Mary’s in the village
Saint Mary's Catholic Church stands in the centre of Moydow. Dating approximately to 1840, it has a cruciform plan, pointed windows and a limestone bellcote above the entrance. The architectural inventory identifies an earlier Catholic church immediately to its north on the 1838 Ordnance Survey map. [2]
The older church and graveyard
The Church of Ireland building in Moydow Glebe dates approximately to 1765, with later alterations including work in 1831. Its graveyard contains memorials reaching back to the seventeenth century. The inventory records a 1640 memorial to Morgan and Rose O'Ferrall and notes burials of Catholic and Methodist families as well as Anglican clergy. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Moydow. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, NIAH 13401812 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Moydow Church, NIAH 13401902 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.