Mullan, County Derry
Origin
Ir. Mullán ‘hillock’
Background
This derives from the diminutive form of mullach, mullán, which means ‘a hillock, heap’[1] In the north-western portion of the townland, there is a hill named Black Hill which rises to 70m, [2] and name the nearby hamlet of Blackhill may derive from this. Another townland with the name Mullan lies a short distance to the south-east in the parish of Kilrea. Mullán, as an unqualified place-name, is considerably more common in the northern half of Ireland, with only a handful of examples appearing in the southern half of Ireland, notably in Co. Wexford.[3]
References
PMcKAdditional Information
Historical name form
| Old Form | Ref. Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| (?)Ballynamullan | 1653c | Bishop. Der. i 245 |
| Mullan | 1654 | Civ. Surv. iii 161 |
| Mullan | 1654 | DS Par. Map (Munn) 14 |
| Mullan | 1659c | Census 1659 144 |
| (?)Mulley | 1663 | HMR (Ò Doibhlin 2) 63 |
| Mullan | 1672c | Hib. Del. Co.Londondery |
| Mullan | 1814 | Sampson (Munn) 14 |
| ~Mulan ""a heap or little hill"" | 1832 | OSNB Inf. 93 B137 |
| ~Mullán ""little summit"" | 1832 | J O'D (OSNB) 93 B137 |
| ~Mullan ""little summit..a dim. of mullach"" | 1869 | Joyce i 393 |
| ~Mullan ""The little Summit or Hill"" | 1925 | Joyce (Munn) 14, 1. 393 |
| ~An Mullán ""the hillock"" | 1999 | Dict. Ulst. PN 25 |
- Barony
- Coleraine
- Parish
- Aghadowey
- Parish in 1851
- Aghadowey
- Townland
- None
- Place name ID
- 2077
- Place name type
- T