MOONCOIN WALK

Mooncoin Village to Pollrone Quay

From the Village of Mooncoin there are many interesting walks for the local who is keen on healthy exercise as well as the visitor or tourist seeking information and for simply admiring the magnificent views of the Suir Valley. There is a Map in the carpark at the Church in Mooncoin and also at Polerone Quay, erected by the

TIDY TOWNS.

The following walks may easily be taken from any starting point.A page will later be added about Polerone Quay and the wonderful achievement of the co-operative spirit of the committee who overlooked the project to its completion. It is the focus of many tourists to the area.


Tobernacille

 

Polerone Quay on the banks of the Suir

Portnascully to Luffany to Ballygorey to Moonveen

Moonveen to Glengrant to Licketstown to Corluddy to Carrigeen

Rathkieran to Waddingstown to Ballicurra to Arderra to Uilid

Dangan to Ballydaw to Clonarry to Pounassy to Rochestown

Poulanassy Waterfall

Rochestown to Knockhouse to Carrigtubbrid Wood to Barnacole

Barrabehy to Tobernabrone to Cashel to Killinaspick

Grange to Ballytarsney to Mooncoin

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Place Names and Meanings

Placenames
Clonmore Big lawn or meadow
Aglish Irish for Church
Pollrone St.Ruadhan's Glen or hollow
Arderra Hilly or high land
Ballytarsney The townland across
Rathkyran St.Kieran's Rath or fort
Filbuckstown The town of Philip
Portnascully The School field
Corluddy The round hill
Luffany Na Fliuchanna,Wet lands
Ballygorey Gory's town
Cusanna Little paths
Glengrant Grant's Glen
Licketstown Town of Licket
Aglish The church
Portnahully The bank of the rock
Carigeen Little Rock
Middlequarter Quarter of the Middle
Riverquarter Quarter of the abha or river
Farrenavaroon The baron's land
Nicholastown Baile Niochláis
Mooncoin Quin's meadow
Dournane Fionnan's fort
Ballybrasel Brassel's town
Grange Grange's castle
Kylanaspig The bishop's church
Silversprings Springs coming from white sands
Kilcraggan Church of Rocky land
Tubrid Well, from Irish "Tobar"
Barabehy Hill of the Birch
Knockanure The hill of the Yew tree
Barracole Nichola's gap
Cashel Rock
Ash Grove The Ash Wood
Balincurra The town of the moor
Curraghmartin Martin's moor overlooking the Suir
Ballinlough Baile of the lake
Clogga A place of little round hills