Moylough, County Galway
The history of Moylough
Soghain, the castle of the 1200s, the church of 1830, the posthumous MP, Elliant. 6 moments, in order.
- Early times
Soghain
Part of the ancient kingdom of the Soghain of Connacht.
- 13th century
Moylough Castle
The tower house tied to the Norman de Cotterell and de Cogeshale families.
- About 1830
The church
The Catholic church in Moylough More townland.
- 26 January 1906
The shortest-serving MP
Thomas Higgins of Moylough was declared elected for the Irish Parliamentary Party after his death.
- 1998
Elliant
Twinned, with Mountbellew, with the Breton village.
- 2016
518 people
The census count for the village.
Where this comes from
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