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Mulhuddart (Mullach Eadrad in Irish) is a village in southwest County Fingal, Ireland, and is now effectively a suburb of Dublin city, being seven miles from the city centre. The River Tolka passes near the village, while the N3 dual carriageway now bypasses it. A kilometre or two away are the shops and housing of Blanchardstown, now also a suburb of Dublin. Mulhuddart essentially comprises a main street, which was the old Navan Road, on which there is a petrol station, a few shops and cafés and a school. The village has been bypassed by the new N3, however an underpass connects the main street to Blakestown on the other side of the motorway.Also with the rapid population boom in mulhuddart facilities in the area have been lacking e.g the shanty bridge at the village was originally constructed in 1920 as a singlelane bridge for horse and carts and is a major cause of congestion in the village with tailbacks of a mile or two whenever a large Dublin Bus tries to cross it.also due due to the lack of communal facilities in the are a children growing up in the area can get involved in anti social behaviour. Fingal (Fine Gall in Irish, meaning fair (headed) foreigners, i. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... The River Tolka (Irish: Tulcha) is a river which flows through Dublin, Ireland. ... The N3 road is a National Primary Route in the Republic of Ireland, running between Dublin, Cavan Town and the border with County Fermanagh. ... This early German Autobahn uses a dual carriageway design. ... Blanchardstown (Baile Bhlainséir in Irish) is a sprawling suburb of Dublin, Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ...

Located on the outskirts of the village is the Damastown Industrial Estate, one of Dublin's largest industrial estates which includes a large IBM Campus employing over 4,000 people. To the north is the village of Tyrrelstown encompasing a sizable housing development. Damastown is an area in North West of Dublin, Ireland. ... International Business Machines Corporation (known as IBM or Big Blue; NYSE: IBM) is a multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, USA. The company is one of the few information technology companies with a continuous history dating back to the 19th century. ... Tyrrelstown is a rapidly expanding village in the North West of Dublin, Ireland. ...

Placenames in Mulhuddart

The origins and meaning of the name Mulhuddart are unknown. However a number of explanations are offered, the most likely being that the name came from the Irish "Mullach Eadartha" meaning "the hill of the milking place". In ancient Ireland, cows were driven out onto upland pastures during the summer months and special places were designated for their milking.

Many townland names surrounding the village owe their origins to Norman settlers who colonised the area after the Norman's capture of Dublin in 1170. Buzzardstown is so called after the family of William Bossard, and Tyrrellstown after a branch of the Tyrrells, who were created barons of Castleknock in 1173. The townland of Goddamendy is perhaps the townland in Ireland containing a prayer in its name. The story goes that when a priest arrived late for the anointing of a dying man, the dead man's relative cursed the priest, who replied "May God amend thee!"

The River Tolka is believed to owe its name to the Irish "tuillte" meaning floods. This is a particularly apt name for the river, which often bursts its banks in winter months.

The History of Mulhuddart

Today Mulhuddart is a busy suburb of Dublin, with much housing, retail and industrial development. As such it is often easy to ignore the once quiet village's long and interesting history.e.g when in 1988 a light aircraft owned by iona airways crashed in the fields surrounding mulhuddart killing 2

There are a number of interesting antiquities and houses in the area. These include the ruins of the Church of Mary, Our Lady's Well, Mulhuddart National School and Parlickstown House. The Ordinance Survey of Ireland Sheet 50 map also shows a graveyard and burial ground at Clogran (Grid Reference: o 093 418). There are also many interesting stories and personalities from Irish History associated with Mulhuddart

Muluddart Church, the Church of Mary, stands above the village on a hill which up until recently, when housing development began to encroach, afforded fine views of the Wicklow Mountains. (The mountains are still there, just not as prominent)The church is stood on a curved mound, suggesting it was built on the site of an earlier church which was protected by an enclosure. The current ruins postdate the Anglo-Norman settlement of the area.

External link

• Map of Mulhuddart
• Community Voice newspaper

See also: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

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Sources

Mulhuddart, A History of a Suburban Village-published as part of a larger book by the parish of Mulhuddart to commemorate the opening of its new Church in 1993.