BROWSE
townland
Mucluachra
genitive: Mhucluachra
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Mucklougher
(English)

Glossary

English pig

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

53.9179, -7.93643latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
Pinkman: "Muc-luachra = Pig rushes, land that grows them This name is always written, locally, with the first syllable ‘Muc’ and pronounced with an ‘a’ at the end."
Nóta
c1660
Mucklaghrae
BSD Leathanach: 31
1834
Muckloughera
TAB Leathanach: 70, Nóta: (61:16/16)
1834
Mucklaughera
TAB Nóta: (61:16/16) recap.
1836
Mucklougher
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Mucklougher
BS:AL
1836
Meclughra
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Mucklegra
S&V:AL
1836
Muc-loughthar
'the pig's rushes'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Muc-l:uachar
pl:AL
1836
Muc luachair
'pig rushes'
OD:AL
1836
Mucklougher
OD:AL

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