placenamesMoyarta
Maigh Fhearta
University of Galway estate research traces the sale of Querrin House and its surrounding property in 1856.
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 Fhearta · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Moyarta · English · main form
Place & story
The Borough estate
Randal W. Borough lived at Querrin in Moyarta parish in the mid nineteenth century. The University of Galway’s Landed Estates database records his estate under the Court of Chancery before it was advertised in the Encumbered Estates’ Court in November 1856. The sale included Querrin House and 1,349 acres. Citing the following day’s Freeman’s Journal report, the database names O’Brien and Chambers as the purchasers. The acreage belonged to the sale property, rather than measuring Moyarta parish. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Moyarta. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Borough, estate1852 · University of Galway, Landed Estates database
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-12-08. How this page was prepared.