St. Mullin's Lower

St. Mullin's Lower
Tigh Moling Íochtarach (Irish)
Sovereign state Republic of Ireland
County Carlow
Area
  Total 88.68 km2 (34.24 sq mi)

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

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:

References

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