Civil parish

Moylough

Maigh Locha

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

Recorded locationMoylough53.45177° N · 8.59093° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

lochlake; inlet maighplain

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 Locha · Irish · main form · non-validated name
Moylough · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Galway
Barony: Killian
Barony: Tiaquin
Coordinates: 53.45177, -8.59093
Mapped area: 94.53 km²
Logainm ID: 990 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Moylough. 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.