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Loch Móna 'lake of the bog or moor'
The townland of Loughmoney lies in the extreme north of the parish of Ballee. Its name is recorded early as 1183 when Lochmonne is referred to a grant from Bishop Malachy to the Abbey of Saint Patrick (Grant Bishop Malachy (EA) 163). The historical spellings of the place-name are fairly consistent (Loughmony 1603, Loughmoney 1627, Loghmoine 1635) and the most satisfactory interpretation of the place-name is Loch Móna 'lake of the bog', as suggested by the local informant John McGreevy in the Ordnance Survey Name Book of c.1830. The fairly large lake after which the townland is named lies on its western boundary.
The townland of Loughmoney lies in the extreme north of the parish of Ballee. Its name is recorded early as 1183 when Lochmonne is referred to a grant from Bishop Malachy to the Abbey of Saint Patrick (Grant Bishop Malachy (EA) 163). The historical spellings of the place-name are fairly consistent (Loughmony 1603, Loughmoney 1627, Loghmoine 1635) and the most satisfactory interpretation of the place-name is Loch Móna 'lake of the bog', as suggested by the local informant John McGreevy in the Ordnance Survey Name Book of c.1830. The fairly large lake after which the townland is named lies on its western boundary.
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Coordinates: 54°20'26"N 5°38'2"W
- Crossgar/Upper Crossgare 26 km
- Clontonakelly 28 km
- Clare 48 km
- Bleary 49 km
- Deer Park Farms 72 km
- Kilskyre 115 km
- Lisdillon 127 km
- Taghmon 136 km
- Rattin 142 km
- Lemanaghan 181 km
- Lecale Peninsula 4.9 km
- Ballkinler Army Camp 15 km
- Strangford Lough 15 km
- County Down 18 km
- Ards Penninsula 19 km
- Slieve Croob (Sliabh Crúb) 23 km
- Donard Forest 24 km
- Tollymore Forest Park 25 km
- Slieve Donard (Sliabh Domangard) (Sliabh Dónairt) 26 km
- Mourne Mountains 34 km