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Civil parish

Mahoonagh

Maigh Thamhnach

Mahoonagh is a civil parish in Limerick. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationMahoonagh52.40187° N · 8.98866° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

maighplaintamhnacharable place, field

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 Thamhnach · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Mahoonagh · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Civil parish
County
Limerick
Barony
Glenquin
Coordinates
52.40187, -8.98866
Mapped area
49.75 km²
Logainm ID
1579 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Mahoonagh. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.