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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Wexford => Topic started by: culbaire on Thursday 09 July 15 23:31 BST (UK)
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Hi. Can anyone suggest a possible location for sounds like "Moheady Mills" in Co Wexford. I know of Saltmills, Randalls Mills and Mocurry Mills but nothing that sounds like Moheady. No townland that I can find in Co Wexford from any of the 2008 publication of Wexford Library, census of 1901/1911 or Griffiths Valuation. Family associated with it were Fitzpatricks. Thanks.
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It might be this place - http://www.townlands.ie/wexford/scarawalsh/saint-marys-newtownbarry/moyeady/.
Stephen :)
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Excellent spot. And it is beside the river as well so quite possibly a mill as well. Thanks very much.
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Irish maps -
http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,693882,652639,11,7
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You're welcome.
Stephen :)
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Moyeady is to be found on the N80 it is situated between townland of Coolattin And Tombrick unfortunately there is no trace of the mill - think this mill was used to mill. Flax
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In the 1901 census Moyeady is listed as Hoyeady - also it might worth checking Kilmyshal parish records as the townsland is on the border of parish of castledorrell and Kilmyshal
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The earliest mention of a mill I can find is an article about the repair/maintenance of roads -
Wexford Independent, 2 May 1846
28. To repair 500 perches from Newtonbarry to Enniscorthy between Patrick Doyle's house and Moieady mill, not to exceed £30.
The map at #4 above identifies a corn mill and carding mill + spinning factory. Don't know the date of the map.
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Coolattin is the adjoining townland to Moheady so I think this is the family of Fitzpatrick you are looking for
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Wexford/Newtownbarry/Coolattin/1790648/
Coolattin is in the parish of kilmyshal