Mullaghbrack

Coordinates: 54°19′12″N 6°31′48″W / 54.320°N 6.530°W / 54.320; -6.530 Mullaghbrack or Mullaghbrac (from Irish: Mullach Breac, meaning "speckled hilltop")^[1] is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is on the road between Markethill and Hamiltonsbawn, just north of Gosford Forest Park. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 75.

History

During the Irish Rebellion of 1641, Markethill and its district did not escape the havoc. Irish commander Féilim Ó Néill, on his march from Newry to Armagh in 1641, ordered Mulmory MacDonell "... to kill all the English and Scots within the parishes of Mullebrack, Logilly and Kilcluney".^{[citation needed]} Among properties destroyed were the Parish Churches of Mullaghbrack and Kilcluney, Achesons Castle at Markethill and Hamilton's bawn. The rectors of Mullaghbrack (Reverend Mercer) and Loughgilly (Reverend Burns) both lost their lives.^{[citation needed]}

People

• Lord William Beresford (William Leslie de la Poer Beresford) (1847-1900), born in Mullabrack, received the Victoria Cross during the Anglo-Zulu War.

References

1. ^ Placenames NI

• NI Neighbourhood Information System
• Lord William Beresford