Mullaghmast
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| Mullaghmast | |
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| Elevation | 587 feet (179 m) |
| Location | County Kildare, Republic of Ireland |
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| Translation | Broad crown (summit) of Maistiu (Irish Gaelic language) |
Mullaghmast, from the Irish Mullach Maisten, is a hill in the south of County Kildare, Leinster, near the village of Ballitore. It was an important site in prehistory, in early history and again in more recent times. It is classed as a National Monument by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
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[edit] Legend and prehistory
The Metrical Dindshenchas, or Lore of Places, a Middle Irish collection of poetry purporting to explain the origins of Irish place names, claims that Mullaghmast is named for Maistiu, wife of Dáire Derg, who was killed by the sorcery of the malicious faery Gris, who was in turned killed by Dáire Derg.[1]
A standing stone from Mullaghmast, decorated with a triskele, is thought to belong to the very end of the prehistoric period, or perhaps to the early Christian period, is now in the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin.[2]
[edit] Early history
[edit] Tudor times
Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare and not Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond
Henry Sidney, massacre Rory Óg O'More
[edit] Monster meeting
Daniel O'Connell 1 October 1843 "a large number, to wit 100,000" present (conspiracy proceedings)
[edit] Sport
- St Laurence's GAA is based in the parish of Narraghmore, encompassing Kilmeade, Booley, Narraghmore, Calverstown, Kilgowan, Brewel, Ballymount, Ballitore and Mullaghmast.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Gwynn; MacKillop, "Mullaghmast". MacKillop notes that Dáire Derg may be a double of Goll mac Morna.
- ^ Mytum, plate XI and p. 73; MacKillop, "Mullaghmast".
[edit] References
- Gwynn, Edward (1906), The Metrical Dindshenchas, vol. 3, Dublin, pp. 135–139, <http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T106500C/index.html>. Retrieved on 13 August 2003
- Lennon, Colm (1994), Sixteenth Century Ireland: The Incomplete Conquest, New Gill History of Ireland, Dublin: Gill & Macmillan, ISBN 0-7171-3947-6
- MacKillop, James (1998), Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-860967-1
- Mytum, Harold (1992), The Origins of Early Christian Ireland, London: Routledge, ISBN 0-415-03258-X
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