Gortin to Moneyneany

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Moneyneany or Moneyneena (from the Irish: Móin na nIonadh meaning "peatland of wonders") is a small village.

In the parish of Ballinascreen there was a holy well near the Catholic chapel at Moneyeena, and this well was defended by a magician known as Sir Volvet.

The magician was so possessive of the well’s properties that he kept an earless dog, chained to the well to prevent other inhabitants of the area from benefiting from the water. Through time this well became known as Tobarawathymeel or ‘The Earless Dog’s Well’.

Magical powers were not restricted to this individual, tradition says that the townland of Moneyneany derived its name from the fact that its valleys were a favourite place with the old Irish warriors to learn their exercises and also to perform great exploits and tricks by magic. It was consequently called Mona-na-neenthus or ‘The bog of wonders’.

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