Early seventeenth
century maps referred to the area as Momables,
Mummable, and Mumemobles. It is not known for
certain what the terms refer to but it is
believed that it may refer to the old English
word for turbulent sea or it may refer to the
migratory (mobile) nature of the early fishery.
Early English fishermen settled in the area, but
were later joined by larger numbers of Irish
settlers.
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