Moynalty
Maigh nEalta | |
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Town | |
  Moynalty Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°47′23″N 6°53′08″W / 53.789784°N 6.885629°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Meath |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Moynalty (Irish: Maigh nEalta, meaning 'the plain of the flocks[1]') is a village in the north-west of County Meath in Ireland. It is located at the junction of the R194 and R164 regional roads 8 km (5 mi) north of Kells, near the border with County Cavan. It was part of the Kells Poor Law Union. The Borora river flows through the village. Its population in 2011 was 116 people. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2]
- ^ Irish Local Names Explained by P.W. Joyce Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Maigh nEalta/Moynalty". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 29 April 2024.