Moville Bun an Phobail | |
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 Moville Market Square | |
  Moville Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:55°11′20″N7°2′26″W / 55.18889°N 7.04056°W /55.18889; -7.04056 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,390 |
| Irish Grid Reference | C648397 |
Moville (moh-VIL;Irish:Bun an Phobail)[2] is a coastal town located on theInishowen Peninsula ofCounty Donegal,Ireland, close to the northern tip of theisland of Ireland. It is the first coastal town of theWild Atlantic Way when starting on the northern end.
The town is located on the western shore ofLough Foyle, approximately 30 kilometres (20 mi) fromDerry,[3] which lies across the border inNorthern Ireland. Features include a pier and small working harbour; and Moville Green, a large seaside park in theVictorian style which features bandstands, walking trails, playgrounds, a coastal footpath and views east across the waters of the lough to Northern Ireland. Moville is close to several beaches and receives visitors and daytrippers in the summer months.[citation needed]
The town is in thecivil parish of Moville Lower (Irish:Maigh Bhile Íochtarach).[2] This alternative Irish language version of the place name,Maigh Bhile, which means “plain of the ancient tree”, is one possible origin of the English language name.[4]
Moville Community College is located to the south of the town centre, in thetownland of Carrownaff.[5]
In the second half of the 19th century, Moville was a point of embarkation for travellers, especially emigrants, toCanada and theUnited States of America. In the late 19th century, steamships of the Glasgow-basedAnchor Line andAllan Line made port at Moville while en route to and from New York, while just after the turn of the 20th century, theCanadian Pacific Line also established a terminal at the port as part of their service connecting Liverpool andMontreal for Canadian-bound Irish immigrants.[citation needed] Today, the town receives little maritime traffic but retains a small fishing harbour. The commercial fishing port atGreencastle lies a few miles away.[citation needed]
The ancestors of Field-MarshalBernard Montgomery, the Montgomerys of New Park, were alanded family of the town. When flying over the town in 1947 he commented: "It looks just the same. My dear old Irish home".[6] His grandfatherRobert Montgomery had built Montgomery Terrace in 1884.[7]
An annualregatta is held at Moville every year and has done so since early in the 19th century.[citation needed]
Several music festivals take place in the area annually, including a festival ofBob Dylan music (DylanFest) which has taken place on the last weekend in August since 2007,[8] and a festival ofBeatles' music (BeatlesFest) which takes place on theAugust bank holiday weekend at the start of the month.[9]
![Roman Catholic Parish Church of St. Pius X with a dodecagonal lantern, built in the 1950s[14]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aMoville_Church_of_Saint_Pius_X_2014_09_10.jpg)
Civil Parish [..] Maigh Bhile Íochtarach/Moville Lower
Moville has two possible Gaelic origins, translated from Bun a Phobail, meaning 'Foot of the Parish' or Magh Bhile, meaning 'Plain of the Ancient Tree'
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