placenames1901 census
128People recorded
29Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McLaughlin 21
- Hegarty 10
- McMullan 10
- Crumlish 9
- Lewis 9
Mossyglen
Más an Ghlinne
Mossyglen is a townland in Donegal. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationMossyglen55.25530° N · 7.01886° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Más an Ghlinne · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Mossyglen · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Donegal
- Barony
- Inishowen East
- Civil parish
- Moville Lower
- Within
- Greencastle
- Coordinates
- 55.25530, -7.01886
- Mapped area
- 3.26 km²
- Logainm ID
- 15233 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
110People recorded
26Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McLaughlin 31
- Crumlish 10
- McMullan 9
- Brennan 6
- Hegarty 6
1926 census
88People recorded
21Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McLaughlin 21
- McMullan 15
- Crumlisk 7
- Kelly 7
- McConway 5
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Mossyglen. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-04-08. How this page was prepared.