placenamesMoydow
Maigh Dumha
Lewis recorded a bequest at Killashee whose first purpose was maintaining a memorial.
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 · non-validated name
- Moydow · English · main form
Place & story
Repair first, relief from the surplus
Lady Hutchinson left £5 annually for the repair of Sir James Hutchinson’s tomb, according to Samuel Lewis’s 1837 Killashee account. Any surplus was distributed among poor people. The arrangement connected the upkeep of a named memorial with a secondary charitable purpose. It did not promise the full £5 each year for relief: the amount available to distribute depended on what remained after the tomb’s repair needs had been met. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Moydow. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Killashee: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.