| Moneyshanere | |
| Type: | townland |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Derivation: |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | Uncertain |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Meaning: |
| Translit Lang2 Type: | Derivation: |
| Translit Lang2 Type1: | Meaning: |
| Pushpin Map: | Northern Ireland#United Kingdom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Moneyshanere shown within Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 54.812°N -6.723°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
| Subdivision Name: | United Kingdom |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Ireland |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | County Londonderry |
| Subdivision Type3: | Barony |
| Subdivision Name3: | Loughinsholin |
| Subdivision Type4: | Civil parish |
| Subdivision Name4: | Kilcronaghan |
| Leader Title: | Council |
| Leader Name: | Magherafelt District Council |
| Leader Title1: | Ward |
| Leader Name1: | Tobermore |
| Established Title: | Plantation grant |
| Established Date: | Drapers Company and Crown freeholds |
| Established Title1: | First recorded |
| Established Date1: | 1609 |
| Parts Type: | Settlements |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Tobermore |
| Area Total Ha: | 149.03 |
| Area Total Acre: | 368.27 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Irish grid ref |
| Blank Info Sec1: | H8196 |
Moneyshanere (pronounced as /ˌmӧniʃïnˈair/) is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the north-west of the parish on the boundary with the civil parish of Ballynascreen, and it is bounded by the townlands of: Calmore, Drumcrow, Drumballyhagan Clark, Duntibryan, Granny, Moneyguiggy, Moybeg Kirley, and Tobermore. It was apportioned to the Drapers company and Crown freeholds.
The townland was part of Tobermore electoral ward of the former Magherafelt District Council, however in 1926, it was part of Tobermore district electoral division as part of the Maghera division of Magherafelt Rural District. It was also part of the historic barony of Loughinsholin.
The town of Tobermore lies partially in this townland, and those of Calmore, Moyesset, and Tobermore. The local parish church of Kilcronaghan also lies within Moneyshanere.
The Irish origin the name Moneyshanere derives from is unknown. Several possible origins have however been given over the years:
Alfred Munn Moore in his Notes on the Place Names of the Parishes and Townlands of the County of Londonderry, makes note that St. Ciaran was known as the "ancient priest" or "Sean Saighir", possibly referring to St. Ciarán of Saigir.
| Year | Pop. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 137 | |
| 1851 | 115 | |
| 1861 | 105 | |
| 1871 | 99 | |
| 1881 | 109 | |
| 1891 | 59 | |
| 1901 | 76 | |
| 1911 | 342 | |
| 1926 | 99 | |
| Year | a, r, p | |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 369, 0, 27 | |
| 1881 | 369, 0, 27 | |
| 1901 | 369, 0, 27 | |
| 1926 | 368, 3, 16 |
| Year | Form | |
|---|---|---|
| 1609 | Mollishanare (O.S.) | |
| 1613 | Mollyshanare (Charter) | |
| 1613 | Montshenar | |
| 1622 | Moneshanar | |
| 1654 | Manishinor | |
| 1657 | Molyshanare | |
| 1659c | Monishnare | |
| 1661 | Mannishinore | |
| 1663 | Morishnose | |
| 1767 | Monishanere | |
| 1813 | Monishanere (S.M.) | |
| (O.S.) - Ordnance Survey map 1609 (Charter) - Charter of Londonderry 1613 (S.M.) Sampson's Map | ||
Moneyshanere is remembered in F. L. Lucas's poem 'Her answer, in after years' (1935),[1] recalling a visit to County Londonderry and expressing a craving
For the twilit air by Moneyshanere
That the peat-smoke scents afar,
For the stream that croons her lonely tunes
By the road from Magherá.