St. Mullin's Upper

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

St. Mullin's Upper Tigh Moling Uachtarach (Irish)
Barony
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Carlow
Area
• Land	32 km^2 (12 sq mi)

Etymology

The original St. Mullin's barony took its name from the village of St. Mullin's (Irish: Tigh Moling).^[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:

• Clonegal
• Kildavin

References

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