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Mullagh

An Mullach

The lakeside Church of Ireland building retains details of its nineteenth-century design.

Watercolour and fine ink view over still lake water, reeds and water-lily leaves towards a low wooded shore beneath a soft grey sky.
Illustration, Mullagh Lough in County Cavan, as photographed in July 2012
Recorded locationMullagh53.81753° N · 6.95718° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

mullachhilltop

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • An Mullach · Irish · main form
  • Mullagh · English · main form · non-validated name

Place & story

Inside the 1819 church

Mullagh’s Church of Ireland church dates from 1819. Its three-stage tower rises above a simple nave, with a battlemented stone parapet and pointed belfry openings. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records shaped timber window tracery, timber panelling inside the nave and pews standing on raised flooring above sandstone flags. The ruins of an earlier church, known as Templekelly, lie beyond the building to the southwest. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Cavan
Civil parish
Mullagh
Coordinates
53.81753, -6.95718
Mapped area
2.7 km²
Logainm ID
1411877 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Mullagh. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Mullagh Church of Ireland Church, registration40404009, Cavan survey2012 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  3. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
  4. Mullagh Lough, County Cavan illustration: based on a Mullagh Lough by Richard Webb. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-04-28. How this page was prepared.