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Moville
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Moville, once a port of call for
trans-Atlantic liners, has now found a new role as a leisure centre. The
town takes its name from the Irish 'Maghbhile' which means 'Plain of the
Ancient Tree' and refers to the site of an ancient monastery. In early
Christian Ireland it was common to found churches on pagan sites of
worship and it is thought this site was the sanctuary of trees. Moville
was developed by a Derry merchant, Samuel Montogomery about 1780.
Along the coastal side of the town sweeps the popular Moville Green.
This is a superbly developed walk, including shrub-adorned uplands,
velvety turf, sheltered seating and sporting amenities intermingled with
cliffs, bays beaches and mountains |
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