BROWSE
townland
Mullaigh
genitive: Mhullaigh
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Mullies
(English)

Glossary

mullach, mullaigh
English hilltop

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    hilltop (foirm chalcaithe?)

  • English

    hilltop (petrified form?)

Centrepoint

54.3366, -8.21182latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
Cf. FM
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Mullaigh = Hills. The English for the Irish plural. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Enclosure. In a low-lying position on a gentle E-facing slope (157). "
Nóta
1655
Mullagh
DS
1660c
Mullagh
BSD Leathanach: 36
1685
Mullagh
Hib. Del.
1817
Mullies
Larkin
1835?
Mullies
TAB Leathanach: Innéacs, 85, 87 (59:16/2)
1836
Mullies
BS:AL
1836
Mullies
Larkin (Li)
1836
Mullaigh
"From the number of hills there."
Orme, M.:AL
1836
Mullies
Bar. Cons.:AL
1836
Mullies
Park:AL
1836
Mullies
Cullen, D.:AL
1836
Mullies
Maguire, Capt.:AL
1836
Mullaigh
'hills, or summits'
OD:AL
1836
Mullies
OD:AL
1837
Mullys
Top. Dict. Leathanach: II, 131
2010
ˈmoliːz
2010
ˈmoliː
Áit.

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