BROWSE
townland
An Inse nó Móta Eilíse
genitive: na hInse, Mhóta Eilíse
(Irish)
Inchisland or Moatalusha
(English)

Glossary

inis, inse
English island; river meadow
English moat, earthen embankment

Centrepoint

52.7988, -6.80116latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1199
Hinchecrunewal
Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 368
1200c
Inchecronewal
Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 111
1200c
Inchcronewal
Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 110
1202c
Inchecronwal
Reg. St. Thos. Leathanach: 110
1744
lands of Grangeforth called the Island
CGn. Leathanach: 125.259.84966
1799
island commonly called Moat Elisha being part of the lands of Grangeford
CGn. Leathanach: 521.221.341920
1839
Inchisland or Moatalusha
BS:AL Leathanach: Ce 26, 13
1839
Moat-a-Lusha or Inch Island, Moat a Leesha (alias spelling)
Curry, Maj.:AL Leathanach: Ce 26, 13
1839
Inchisland or Motaleiche
Kinsella, Rev. M., P.P.:AL Leathanach: Ce 26, 13
1839
Inse, a holm inch or strath
OD:AL Leathanach: Ce 26, 13
1839
Móta Eilíse, 'Eliza's moat'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ce 26, 13
1996
motəˈliːs′ə
Áit.
1996
məlˈiːs′ə
Áit.
1996
moˈliːsə
Áit.

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