Townland

Moboy

Maigh Buí

Moboy is a townland in Antrim. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationMoboy54.91647° N · 6.45097° 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

  • Maigh Buí · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Moboy · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Antrim
Civil parish
Craigs
Coordinates
54.91647, -6.45097
Mapped area
2.31 km²
Logainm ID
62966 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

201People recorded
38Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Lamont 21
  • Lewis 19
  • Carleton 18
  • McLeister 13
  • Simpson 13
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1911 census

174People recorded
34Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Carleton 16
  • Law 16
  • Lamont 13
  • Lewis 12
  • McLeister 11
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

This year is outside the available dataset’s coverage. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Moboy. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. 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 2019-06-27. How this page was prepared.