placenamesKilmoremoy
Cill Mhór Mhuaidhe
Lewis recorded two rounds of support for the parish residence, more than thirty years apart.
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
- Cill Mhór Mhuaidhe · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Kilmoremoy · English · main form
Place & story
A grant followed by a rebuilding loan
Kilmoremoy’s glebe-house received a £100 grant towards its construction from the Board of First Fruits in 1794. Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account records a further intervention in 1828, when the house was rebuilt with a £600 loan and a separate £200 gift from the same body. He placed eleven acres with the residence. These dated transactions distinguish the earlier building assistance from the later rebuilding, and separate money that had to be repaid from outright support. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilmoremoy. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilmoremoy: 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.