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School: Tisaran

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Moystown Demesne, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
M. Ní Éireamhóin
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  1. How Moystown Got Its Name

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    How Moystown got its name. The townland where I live is called Moystown. There is a very large estate in Moystown with about six hundred acres of lan owned by Mr. Waller. This estate is bordered on two sides by two rivers, the Brosna and the Shannon. This is how it got the name Moystown. When the Normans came over to Ireland, they had a fight with the Irish on the Shannon near Athlone. The Norman leader's name was Moy and he was killed and his body was found on the banks of the Shannon and it was buried in Moystown. The
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Domhnaill Mac Cioráin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Moystown Demesne, Co. Offaly