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Civil parish

Abbeyknockmoy

Mainistir Chnoc Muaidhe

Abbeyknockmoy is a civil parish in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationAbbeyknockmoy53.42075° N · 8.73668° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

cnochillmainistirmonastery

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

  • Mainistir Chnoc Muaidhe · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Abbeyknockmoy · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Civil parish
County
Galway
Barony
Clare
Barony
Tiaquin
Coordinates
53.42075, -8.73668
Mapped area
50.27 km²
Logainm ID
902 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Abbeyknockmoy. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.