Mullaghbawn
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Coordinates: 54°06′40″N 6°28′41″W / 54.111°N 6.478°W
| Mullaghbawn | |
| Irish: an Mullach Bán | |
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| Population | 402 (2001) |
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| Irish grid reference | H995191 |
| District | Newry & Mourne |
| County | County Armagh |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWRY |
| Postcode district | BT35 |
| Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
| EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | Newry & Armagh |
| NI Assembly | Newry & Armagh |
| List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Armagh | |
Mullaghbawn or Mullaghbane (from Irish: an Mullach Bán, meaning "the white hilltop")[1][2] is a small village and townland near Slieve Gullion in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 402. The name can be pronounced /mʌləˈbɔːn/ mul-ə-bawn or /mʌləˈbɑːn/ mul-ə-bahn.
[edit] Places of interest
- Near Mullaghbawn there is a ruined church with the grave of Saint Moninne (a local saint) in its churchyard.
- Mullaghbawn Folk Museum, a traditional two-roomed thatched farm house and outbuildings, restored by the Mullaghbawn Historical Group during the 1970s and filled with artefacts depicting the lifestyles of the people of the Ring of Gullion in the last century.
- Ballykeel Dolmen is near Mullaghbawn at the western foot of Slieve Gullion. It is an outstanding example of a portal tomb. It is made up of two portal stones with a sill between and a lower backstone supporting a huge capstone.
- Tí Chulainn is a cultural heritage centre, with accommodation and function rooms set at the bottom of Slieve Gullion.
- Cashel Lake, a group of lakes on the outskirts of Mullaghbawn.
[edit] Neighbouring townlands
- Tullymacrieve
- Lislea
- Carrive
- Aughanduff
- Lathbirget
- Carricknadreen
- Shanroe
[edit] References
- Tí Chulainn Cultural, Events and Accommodation centre
- NI Neighbourhood Information System
- Mullaghbawn Folk Museum
- Ballykeel Dolmen
54°06′N 6°29′W / 54.1°N 6.483°W
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