placenamesMoybolgue
Maigh Bolg
Recording work at the old graveyard revealed an inscription that ordinary light concealed.
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
- Maigh Bolg · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Moybolgue · English · main form
Place & story
From a grave-marker survey to a digital model
Brian Callaghan noticed lettering above a cross on a stone at Moybologue Old Graveyard in July 2017 while preparing a community grave-marker survey. His study with David Stifter describes letters difficult to see in ordinary light, but clearer under oblique illumination. A photogrammetric record made in June 2018 by Gary Dempsey of Digital Heritage Age substantially improved their legibility. The inscription was then examined directly in August 2018. The discovery concerns previously unrecorded lettering on an already recognised cross-slab, rather than the discovery of the graveyard itself. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Moybolgue. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Two Early Irish Inscriptions from Co. Cavan, Peritia 31, pp. 257–269, especially p. 259 · Brian Callaghan and David Stifter; Medieval Academy of Ireland and Brepols Publishers
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-04-28. How this page was prepared.