placenamesAghnamullen
Achadh na Muileann
Lewis described how successive mills shared the flow from Lough Egish.
The name
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
- Achadh na Muileann · Irish · main form · validated name
- Aghnamullen · English · main form
Place & story
The waterman and the mill races
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account describes at least fourteen mills along the stream running north from Lough Eagish, or Crieve Lough, towards Ballybay water. Water leaving one mill served the next below it. An engineer or waterman regulated the lake’s outflow, helping maintain the supply during dry weather. This practical management of shared water explains part of the parish’s linen-processing landscape, beyond the buildings and machinery at any one mill. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Aghnamullen. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Aughnamullen: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.