placenamesMoyarta
Maigh Fhearta
An 1837 parish account describes two-way boat traffic between western Clare and Limerick.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Maigh Fhearta · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Moyarta · English · main form
Place & story
Fuel and return cargoes
Dough bog in Kilfearagh parish supplied part of the turf shipped from Poulanishery harbour to Limerick, according to Samuel Lewis in 1837. Other bogs, including those in neighbouring parishes, also contributed to the trade. The boats returned with building materials and limestone from the Limerick side of the Shannon. His account connects fuel cutting in this part of Moyarta with return cargoes useful for construction, rather than recording a one-way movement of goods. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Moyarta. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilfieragh: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.