placenamesMoville Lower
Maigh Bhile Íochtarach
Lewis recorded work intended to help shipping at the entrance to Lough Foyle.
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 Bhile Íochtarach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Moville Lower · English · main form
Place & story
Two lights at Shrove Head
Samuel Lewis reported two lighthouses under construction at Shrove Head in 1837. The Ballast Board was carrying out the work following numerous shipwrecks on sandbanks near the entrance to Lough Foyle, which his account calls the Tons. He placed the lough entrance between Shrove Point and Magilligan on the opposite shore. His description records the project while building was in progress, without supplying a completed opening date. [2]
The Greencastle manor court
Within the parish, Lewis also recorded a monthly court for the manor of Greencastle. It could recover debts below forty shillings in the older currency. This was a stated jurisdictional limit, distinct from a fee charged for bringing a case. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Donegal
- Barony
- Inishowen East
- Coordinates
- 55.23246, -7.01704
- Mapped area
- 64.07 km²
- Logainm ID
- 807 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Moville Lower. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Moville (Lower) — A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-11-05. How this page was prepared.