Information about Moorlough

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Moorlough
Irish Form of Name:
Murloch
Translation:
sea-lake
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Moorlough
Murloch
Moorlugh Local
Comment:
Compare with Down and Antrim
Description:
A village.
Situation:
Situated in the townland of Ballyconneely.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Moorlough is in Ballyconneely townland.