placenamesMoore
An Múr
Lewis recorded accommodation for the sexton’s family within the church building.
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
- An Múr · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Moore · English · main form
Place & story
Worship above, family accommodation below
Moore’s Church of Ireland church incorporated a home for the sexton’s family in its basement storey. Samuel Lewis recorded this arrangement in 1837, describing a church erected in 1825 with a £900 gift from the Board of First Fruits. The lower storey therefore provided domestic accommodation within the same building used for worship. Lewis also noted older church ruins with attached burial grounds at Clonburn, Moore and Kilbegley. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Moore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Moore: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.