▁gent ry ▁were ▁: ▁– ▁Thomas ▁New com en , ▁of ▁Ball in am ore ▁; ▁and ▁" W alter ▁Tu ite , ▁of ▁Cast l ere agh . ▁▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁The ▁McG aver ▁Family . ▁ ▁F lax ▁grow ers ▁in ▁Mo yd ow ▁& ▁Long ford ▁– ▁ 1 7 9 6 . ▁ ▁Mo yd ow ▁CO I ▁Church ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Ireland ▁church ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁plain ▁building ▁without ▁a ▁tower , ▁ere cted ▁about ▁ 8 0 ▁years ▁since , ▁and ▁was ▁rep a ired ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 , ▁by ▁aid ▁of ▁a ▁loan ▁of ▁£ 5 0 . ▁Thomas ▁Jess op ▁born ▁ 1 7 4 1 , ▁inherited ▁Mount ▁Jess op ▁from ▁his ▁brother ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 4 . ▁He ▁presented ▁a ▁bell ; ▁value ▁£ 1 0 . 1 2 . 0 , ▁to ▁Mo yd ow ▁Church , ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁one ▁still ▁in ▁use . ▁He ▁died ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Mo yd ow ▁cc 3 8 - 9 ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁abandoned ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁and ▁remains ▁empty . ▁ ▁Mo yd ow ▁Catholic ▁church ▁and ▁school ▁The ▁Catholic ▁church ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁cent e ▁of ▁the ▁Mo yd ow ▁village ▁and ▁the ▁date ▁stone ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁states ▁ 1 8 3 8 . ▁Mo yd ow ▁and ▁Ar d agh ▁are ▁part