Moneyshanere

Moneyshanere
Moneyshanere

Moneyshanere shown within Northern Ireland

Coordinates: 54°48′43″N 6°43′23″W / 54.812°N 6.723°W / 54.812; -6.723Coordinates: 54°48′43″N 6°43′23″W / 54.812°N 6.723°W / 54.812; -6.723
Country Northern Ireland
County County Londonderry
Barony Loughinsholin
Civil parish Kilcronaghan
Plantation grant Drapers Company and Crown freeholds
First recorded 1609
Settlements Tobermore
Government
 • Council Magherafelt District Council
 • Ward Tobermore
Area[1]
 • Total 149.03 ha (368.27 acres)
Irish grid ref H8196

Moneyshanere (locally [ˌmӧniʃïnˈair][2]) is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the north-west of the parish on the boundary with the civil parish of Ballynascreen, and it is bounded by the townlands of: Calmore, Drumcrow, Drumballyhagan Clark, Duntibryan, Granny, Moneyguiggy, Moybeg Kirley, and Tobermore. It was apportioned to the Drapers company and Crown freeholds.[3]

The townland currently lies within Tobermore electoral ward of Magherafelt District Council, however in 1926, it was part of Tobermore district electoral division as part of the Maghera division of Magherafelt Rural District.[4] It was also part of the historic barony of Loughinsholin.[3]

The town of Tobermore lies partially in this townland, and those of Calmore, Moyesset, and Tobermore. The local parish church of Kilcronaghan also lies within Moneyshanere.

Etymology

The Irish origin the name Moneyshanere derives from is unknown. Several possible origins have however been given over the years:

Alfred Munn Moore in his Notes on the Place Names of the Parishes and Townlands of the County of Londonderry, makes note that St. Ciaran was known as the "ancient priest" or "Sean Saighir", possibly referring to St. Ciarán of Saigir.

History

Population
Year Pop.
1841 137 [5]
1851 115 [5]
1861 105 [5]
1871 99 [5]
1881 109 [5]
1911 342 [a] [4]
1926 99 [4]
^[a] along with townlands of Calmore and Moneyshanere, population counted as part of total for Tobermore town[4]
Size (acres, roods, poles)
Year a, r, p
1851 369, 0, 27 [6]
1881 369, 0, 27 [5]
1926 368, 3, 16 [4]
Earlier recorded forms[7]
Year Form
1609 Mollishanare (O.S.) [3]
1613 Mollyshanare (Charter) [3]
1613 Montshenar
1622 Moneshanar
1654 Manishinor
1657 Molyshanare
1659c Monishnare
1661 Mannishinore
1663 Morishnose
1767 Monishanere
1813 Monishanere (S.M.) [3]
(O.S.) - Ordnance Survey map 1609
(Charter) - Charter of Londonderry 1613
(S.M.) Sampson's Map

See also

References

  1. ↑ Northern Ireland Environment Agency. "NIEA Map Viewer". Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Toner, Gregory: Place-Names of Northern Ireland, page 129-130. Queen's University of Belfast, 1996, ISBN 0-85389-613-5
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Notes on the Place Names of the Parishes and Townlands of the County of Londonderry, 1925, Alfred Moore Munn, Clerk of the Crown and Peace of the City and County of Londonderry
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 HistPop; County and County Borough of Londonderry, 1926, page 24
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 HistPop; Area, population and number of houses, Vol. III, Ireland, 1881, page 698
  6. ↑ HistPop; County of Londonderry, 1851, page 241
  7. ↑ Place Names NI - Moneyshanere
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