Moylough

Moylough

*Maigh Locha* (Irish)
Moylough Maigh Locha (Irish)
Village
	Moylough Castle is a 13th century tower or hall house
	Moylough
	Coordinates: 53°29′17″N 8°34′05″W / 53.488°N 8.568°W
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Galway
Population (2016)	518

Moylough (/mɔɪˈlɒx/ moy-LOKH; Irish: Maigh Locha, meaning 'plain of the lake')^[2]^[3] is a rural village located in County Galway in Ireland. As of the 2016 census, it had a population of 518.^[1]

Moylough is 5 km northwest of Mountbellew and 50 km from Galway. It is located on the N63 national secondary road, and is also served by the R328 and R364 regional roads.

^ ^a ^b "Moylough (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ "Maigh Locha / Moylough". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ Mills, A. D. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press.