Civil parish

Monivea

Muine Mheá

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

Recorded locationMonivea53.35248° N · 8.72588° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

muinethicket

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

Muine Mheá · Irish · main form · non-validated name
Monivea · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Galway
Barony: Clare
Barony: Kilconnell
Barony: Tiaquin
Barony: Athenry
Coordinates: 53.35248, -8.72588
Mapped area: 89.01 km²
Logainm ID: 988 ↗

Sources & further reading

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

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-05-27. How this page was prepared.