BROWSE
townland
Mullach na Leice
genitive: Mhullach na Leice
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Mullanaleck
(English)

Glossary

English flat stone or rock, flagstone
mullach, mullaigh
English hilltop

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the hilltop of the flagstone
    Mullach Bhéal na Leice an seanainm

  • English

    the hilltop of the flagstone
    Mullach Bhéal na Leice is the older form of the name

Centrepoint

54.4588, -8.25306latitude, longitude
Irish Grid (with letter)
Computing...
Irish Grid (without letter)
Computing...
Irish Transverse Mercator (ITM)
Computing...

Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Mullach-na-lice = Hill of the flagstone. "
Nóta
1660c
Mullavelnalecka als Mullavelanalocke
BSD Leathanach: 36
1668
Mullavellnalecka alias Mullnavellanalock
ASE Leathanach: 173:29
1726
Mullenalleck
CGn. Leathanach: 51.5.32568
1817
Mollinleck
Larkin
1836
Mullinaleck
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Moll na leackach
'the heap of flags'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Mullinaleck
White, S.:AL
1836
Mullynaleck
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Mullan na leice
pl:AL
1836
Mullan na leice
'summit, or hill-top of the flag'
OD:AL
1836
Mullanaleck
OD:AL
1836
Mollnaleackach
Plan:AL
2010
ˌmolənəˈlek
x2

Please note: Some of the documentation from the archives of the Placenames Branch is available here. It indicates the range of research contributions undertaken by the Branch on this placename over the years. It may not constitute a complete record, and evidence may not be sequenced on the basis of validity. It is on this basis that this material is made available to the public.

Archival and research material provided on this site may be used, subject to acknowledgement. Issues regarding republication or other permissions or copyright should be addressed to logainm@dcu.ie.

Open data

Application programming interface (API)

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
API key required to access data
More about the Logainm API

Linked Logainm

Formats: RDF | RDF N3 | RDF JSON | RDF XML

Operated by Digital Repository of Ireland
More about Linked Logainm