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Milltown

Baile an Mhuilinn

Historical accounts distinguish the king’s mill from a nearby church settlement.

Recorded locationMilltown53.31818° N · 6.46942° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

bailetownland, town, homesteadmuileannmill

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

  • Baile an Mhuilinn · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Milltown · English · main form

Place & story

The king’s mill

Francis Elrington Ball’s history of Kilmactalway describes two neighbouring settlements called Milltown. One grew around a mill on the River Griffeen serving tenants of the royal manor of Newcastle and was known as the King’s Milltown. The other belonged to the Church and later formed part of the property of the dean of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. The distinction records separate royal and ecclesiastical interests within the local landscape. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Dublin
Barony
Newcastle
Civil parish
Kilmactalway
Within
Newcastle
Coordinates
53.31818, -6.46942
Mapped area
1.99 km²
Logainm ID
17149 ↗

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 — Milltown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. A History of the County Dublin, volumeIV, chapter5: Kilmactalway · Francis Elrington Ball
  3. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-06-28. How this page was prepared.