Moyesset

Moyesset (from Irish: Maigh Easóg meaning "plain of weasels") is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the centre of the parish, and is bounded by the townlands of; Calmore, Clooney, Gortamney, Killytoney, and Tobermore. It was apportioned to the Drapers company and Crown freeholds.^[1]

The townland is currently part of 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.^[2] It was also part of the former barony of Loughinsholin.^[1]

History

Population Year Pop. 1841 87 [3] 1851 86 [3] 1861 91 [3] 1871 74 [3] 1881 68 [3] 1911 43 [2] 1926 45 [2]

Size (acres, roods, poles) Year a, r, p 1851 159, 3, 29 [4] 1881 160, 1, 10 [3] 1926 160, 1, 39 [2]

Earlier recorded forms[5] Year Form 1609 Moyasaden (O.S.) [1] 1613 Moyaserdan (Charter) [1] 1613 Moyesset 1613 Moysaden 1622 Moyessett 1654 Moysett 1657 Moyasaden, the small proportion of 1657 Moyasserden 1767 Mayesset 1813 Moyasset (S.M.) [1] (O.S.) - Ordnance Survey map (1609) (Charter) - Charter of Londonderry (1613) (S.M.) - Sampson's Map

See Also

• Kilcronaghan
• List of townlands in Tobermore
• Tobermore

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} 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
2. ^ ^{a b c d} HistPop; County and County Borough of Londonderry, 1926, page 27
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f} HistPop; Area, population and number of houses, Vol. III, Ireland, 1881, page 698
4. ^ HistPop; County of Londonderry, 1851, page 241
5. ^ Place Names NI - Moyesset