Moira
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Moira may refer to:
  • Moira (fate), one of the three Fates, known collectively as Moirae
    Moirae
    The Moirae, Moerae or Moirai , in Greek mythology, were the white-robed incarnations of destiny . Their number became fixed at three...

  • Moira (portion) an ancient Greek word referring to a portion of the whole

Geography

  • Moira, Achaea
    Moira, Achaea
    Moira is a Greek village located southeast of Patras. Moira had a population of 134 in 2001 for the village. Moira is also in the municipality of Patras since the late-1940s. Neo Souli is connected with the road linking Patras. From 1836 until 1940, it was part of the municipality of Panachaia...

    , a village in Greece
  • Moira, County Down
    Moira, County Down
    Moira is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is in the northwest of the county, near the borders with counties Antrim and Armagh. The M1 motorway and Dublin–Belfast railway line are nearby. The settlement has existed since time immemorial...

    , Northern Ireland town
    • Moira railway station
      Moira railway station
      Moira railway station serves Moira in County Down, Northern Ireland. Despite the station serving the County Down town, the station itself is located in County Antrim, the neighbouring Lagan Canal being the boundary. Moira station is the oldest building on the NIR network today having been opened on...

      , Moira, Northern Ireland
  • Moira, Goa
    Moira, Goa
    Moira is a village in North Goa, India. It has been the home of a number of , and is known for its special variety of tasty, long-length bananas .-"Legendary village of wise fools":...

    , a village in India
  • Moira, Leicestershire
    Moira, Leicestershire
    Moira is a former mining village about west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in North West Leicestershire, England. The village is about miles south of the Derbyshire town of Swadlincote and is close to the county boundary....

    , English village
    • Moira Furnace
      Moira Furnace
      Moira Furnace is a nineteenth-century iron-making blast furnace located in Moira, Leicestershire on the banks of the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal...

      , nineteenth century iron-making blast furnace located in Moira, Leicestershire
  • County of Moira
    County of Moira
    The County of Moira is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. It is located to the east of the Goulburn River, south of the Murray River, and west of part of the Ovens River. Part of Wangaratta is in the county, on the...

    , Victoria, Australia
  • Division of Moira
    Division of Moira
    The Division of Moira was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It was located in the north-east of the state, covering much of the Shire of Moira, after which it was named. It included the towns of Benalla and Yarrawonga. The Division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the...

    , Victoria, Australia, an Electoral Division
  • Shire of Moira, a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia
  • Moira, New South Wales
    Moira, New South Wales
    Moira is a rural community in the central south part of the Riverina and the site of a railway station. It is situated by road, about 11 kilometres north from Barnes and 15 kilometres south west from Mathoura....

    , Australian rural community
  • Moira, New York
    Moira, New York
    Moira is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 2,857 at the 2000 census. Moira is located on the western border of Franklin County and is west of the Village of Malone.- History :...

    , US town
  • Moira, Ontario
    Moira, Ontario
    Moira, Ontario is an unincorporated area in the municipality of Centre Hastings, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. Moira is also the name of a signpost on the Canadian National Railway main line which passes through Hastings County, although it is not a passenger stop.Moira is not a valid locality...

    , Canadian unincorporated area
  • Moira Lake
    Moira Lake
    Moira Lake is a lake in Hastings County in Ontario, Canada. Located on Highway 62 south of Madoc and Highway 7, it is a recreational lake with cottage development along much of the shoreline. The lake is fed by the Moira River. There is a boat launch and a trail that runs past the lake following an...

    , Ontario, Canada
  • Moira River
    Moira River
    The Moira River is a river in Hastings County in eastern Ontario, Canada. It travels from its source in the centre of the county to the county seat Belleville and is named after Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Earl of Moira.-Course:...

    , Ontario, Canada

Other

  • Moira (given name)
    Moira (given name)
    -Television and film:* Moira Brooker, British actress* Moira Buffini, British dramatist, director and actor associated with the In-yer-face theatre style* Moira Chen, a pseudonym for actress Laura Gemser* Moira Harris, American actress...

  • Earl of Moira, an Irish title
  • Moira (military), a Greek military formation
  • HMS Moira (1805), British Royal Navy schooner, a Greek coaster in service during 1966
  • Moira (genus), a genus of echinoderm
    Echinoderm
    Echinoderms are a phylum of marine animals. Echinoderms are found at every ocean depth, from the intertidal zone to the abyssal zone....

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  • 638 Moira
    638 Moira
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    , an asteroid
  • Moira (album)
    Moira (album)
    Moira is the sixth story CD released by the fantasy band Sound Horizon. It was released on January 3, 2008 through King Records. This album is the first and only to feature vocalists Takashi Utsunomiya, Yoshimi Iwasaki and Ayaka Naito...

    , a story album by the Japanese musical group Sound Horizon
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