BROWSE
townland
An Mullán Rua
genitive: an Mhulláin Rua
(Irish)
Mullinroe
(English)

Glossary

rua, ruadh
English red; red place
English hillock; green field

Centrepoint

53.8189, -7.51445latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1620
Tenemoldone (Thomas McTeige Farrall)
CPR Leathanach: 491b
1629
Tonemuldone
Cotton Map
1655
Tenemuldon
DS
1659
Tinnemuldoone
Cen.
c.1660
Tenemuldon
BSD Leathanach: 164
1685
Tenemuldoon
Hib. Del.
1764
Tinimaldoon
CGn. Leathanach: 228.167.149825
1813
Mullinroe
Edgeworth
1826
Mullinrow
Parochial Abstracts, in, JACAS, iml. 2, uimh. 11 Leathanach: 88, 89
1836
Mullinroe
BS:AL
1836
Mullinrow
HCER:AL
1836
Muilleann ruadh, “red mill”
OD:AL
1836
Muilleann ruadh
pl:AL
1836
...contains a small lake called “Lough Ihirry”...
Desc. Rem.:AL
1836
Mullinroe
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1836
Mullinroe
Dopping, J.:AL
1908
Muilleann Ruadh, “red mill” “Teine Maoldúin was the former name of this townland; it means Muldoon’s fire. Part of this townland, which is large, was called Cloon-erla (Cluain-iarla), because it belonged to one of the Nugents who lived in Aughnagarron...”
MacGivney Leathanach: 183
2006
An Muileann Rua
Cártaí Móra
2007
molinˈroː
Áit.

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