Moneyshanere (locally [ˌmӧniʃïnˈair][2]) is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
It lies in the north-west of the parish on the boundary with the civil parish of Ballynascreen, and it is bounded by the townlands of: Calmore, Drumcrow, Drumballyhagan Clark, Duntibryan, Granny, Moneyguiggy, Moybeg Kirley, and Tobermore.
The local parish church of Kilcronaghan also lies within Moneyshanere.
Several possible origins have however been given over the years: Alfred Munn Moore in his Notes on the Place Names of the Parishes and Townlands of the County of Londonderry, makes note that St. Ciaran was known as the "ancient priest" or "Sean Saighir", possibly referring to St. Ciarán of Saigir.
Moneyshanere is remembered in F. L. Lucas's poem 'Her answer, in after years' (1935),[9] recalling a visit to County Londonderry and expressing a craving