placenamesMoygoish
Uí Mhac gCuais
Russagh’s nineteenth-century account records a parish without a functioning church building.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Uí Mhac gCuais · Irish · main form
- Moygoish · English · main form
Place & story
A licensed room at Russagh
At Russagh, within Moygoish barony, Samuel Lewis recorded in 1837 that Church of Ireland services took place regularly in a private house licensed by the bishop. He distinguished this arrangement from the remains of the old church and its cemetery. The Catholic parish formed a union with Rathaspick, with a chapel in each parish; Russagh’s chapel stood near Rathowen. These were different arrangements for worship in the same district, rather than a single congregation sharing the house. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Moygoish. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Russagh: 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.