Difference between revisions of "Moygashel"
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| − | |LG district= | + | |latitude=54.48452 |
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| + | |post town=Dungannon | ||
| + | |postcode=BT71 | ||
| + | |dialling code=028 | ||
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| + | |LG district=Mid Ulster | ||
| + | |constituency=Fermanagh & South Tyrone | ||
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| − | '''Moygashel''' is a village in [[Tyrone]]. | + | '''Moygashel''' is a small village and [[townland]] in [[Tyrone]], near the southern edge of [[Dungannon]]. |
| − | {{ | + | Although the village's name is pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable, the trademark of the Irish linen named after it is usually pronounced with emphasis on the first syllable.<ref>Daniel Jones, ''Everyman's English Pronouncing Dictionary'' (Dent, Dutton: 13th ed., 1967), p. 320.</ref> The name is from the Gaelic ''Maigh gCaisil'', meaning 'plain of the stone fort'.<ref>{{placenamesNI|9883|Moygashel}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 22:59, 4 December 2022
| Moygashel | |
| Tyrone | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | H809603 |
| Location: | 54°29’4"N, 6°45’11"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Dungannon |
| Postcode: | BT71 |
| Dialling code: | 028 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Mid-Ulster |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Fermanagh & South Tyrone |
Moygashel is a small village and townland in Tyrone, near the southern edge of Dungannon.
Although the village's name is pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable, the trademark of the Irish linen named after it is usually pronounced with emphasis on the first syllable.[1] The name is from the Gaelic Maigh gCaisil, meaning 'plain of the stone fort'.[2]
