placenamesMellifont
An Mhainistir Mhór
Mellifont is a townland in Meath. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationMellifont53.73959° N · 6.47902° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
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
- An Mhainistir Mhór · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Mellifont · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Meath
- Barony
- Slane Upper
- Civil parish
- Monknewtown
- Civil parish
- Tullyallen
- Coordinates
- 53.73959, -6.47902
- Mapped area
- 2.93 km²
- Logainm ID
- 38471 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Mellifont. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-09-19. How this page was prepared.