Moorfield, County Tyrone
Origin
An English name
Background
This is clearly of English origin, and the Rev. Bernard O'Daly's suggestion that it represents a translation of an Irish form cannot be corroborated given the absence of historical forms.
References
FK (2020)Additional Information
Historical name form
Old Form | Ref. Date | Reference |
---|---|---|
Moorfield | 1830c | Bnd. Sur. (OSNB) |
Gort-móna, PRO Dublin, evidently a translation | 1957 | O'Daly's Kilskeery 88 |
Moorefield | 1957 | O'Daly's Kilskeery 88 |
- Barony
- Omagh East
- Parish
- Kilskeery
- Parish in 1851
- Kilskeery
- Townland
- None
- Place name ID
- 8650
- Place name type
- T