Mullaghbawn

Coordinates: 54°06′40″N 6°28′41″W / 54.111°N 6.478°W / 54.111; -6.478

Mullaghbawn
Irish: an Mullach Bán
Mullaghbawn shown within Northern Ireland
Population	402 (2001)
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.

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.

Neighbouring townlands

• Tullymacrieve
• Lislea
• Carrive
• Aughanduff
• Lathbirget
• Carricknadreen
• Shanroe

References

1. ^ Placenames NI
2. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland

• 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 / 54.1; -6.483