Moynalty

Moynalty
Maigh nEalta
Town
Moynalty is located in Ireland
Moynalty
Moynalty
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°47′23″N 6°53′08″W / 53.789784°N 6.885629°W / 53.789784; -6.885629
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Meath
Time zoneUTC+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]

Tidy Towns Winner 2006
  1. ^ Irish Local Names Explained by P.W. Joyce Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Maigh nEalta/Moynalty". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 29 April 2024.