St. Mullin's Upper Explained

St. Mullin's Upper
Native Name:Tigh Moling Uachtarach (Irish)
Settlement Type:Barony
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Leinster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Carlow
Area Land Km2:32

St. Mullin's Upper is a barony in County Carlow, Ireland.

Etymology

The original St. Mullin's barony took its name from the village of St. Mullin's .[1] The area now called St. Mullin's Upper was formerly an exclave until the two parts were separated in 1841.

Location

St. Mullin's Upper is found in east County Carlow, east of the River Slaney and west of the River Derry. It does not border St. Mullin's Lower.

St. Mullin's Upper is bordered to the west by Forth, County Carlow; to the east and north by Shillelagh, County Wicklow; and to the south by Scarawalsh, County Wexford.

History

Very early this area was referred to as Fearann Uí Néill, or the country of Farren O'Neale, lords of Tully. This may refer to the Uí Néill sept of Magh Dá Chonn in Leinster.[2]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in St. Mullin's Upper:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tigh Moling/Saint Mullin's.
  2. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/parish.htm