St. Mullin's Lower

St. Mullin's Lower (Irish: Tigh Moling Íochtarach) is a barony in County Carlow, Ireland.

St. Mullin's Lower Tigh Moling Íochtarach (Irish)
Barony
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Carlow
Area
• Land	88.7 km^2 (34.2 sq mi)

Etymology

St. Mullin's Lower barony takes its name from the village of St. Mullin's (Irish: Tigh Moling).^[1]

Location

St. Mullin's Lower is found in south County Carlow, east of the River Barrow and west of the Blackstairs Mountains.

St. Mullin's Lower barony is bordered to the north by Idrone East, County Carlow; to the east and south by Bantry, County Wexford; to the southwest by Ida, County Kilkenny; and to the west by Gowran, County Kilkenny.

History

The ancient land of the Ui Drona was cantered here in the 8th century.^[2]

List of settlements

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

• Ballymurphy
• Graiguenamanagh (southern part)

References

1. "Tigh Moling/Saint Mullin's".
2. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/parish.htm ^{[user-generated source]}