placenamesMoyard
Maigh Ard
A two-storey Gothic Revival building recalls education beside the Church of Ireland church.
The name
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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 Ard · Irish · main form · validated name
- Moyard · English · main form
Place & story
The parochial school
The old schoolhouse dates from around 1850 and was built in association with the nearby Church of Ireland church. Its pointed doorways, narrow lancet windows and projecting chimneys give it a distinctive Gothic Revival appearance. The architectural survey recorded surviving lattice windows alongside later alterations and its conversion to a private house. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Galway
- Barony
- Ballynahinch
- Civil parish
- Ballynakill
- Within
- Moyard
- Coordinates
- 53.54632, -9.99166 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1413599 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Moyard. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- The Old School House, Moyard: NIAH 30402212 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2012-01-11. How this page was prepared.