Mullinahone
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Mullinahone Muileann na hUamhan
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 Mullinahone
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| Coordinates: 52°30′43″N 7°30′22″W / 52.512039°N 7.506036°WCoordinates: 52°30′43″N 7°30′22″W / 52.512039°N 7.506036°W | |
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 Ireland
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| Province | Munster |
| County | County Tipperary |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 372 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
Mullinahone (Irish: Muileann na hUamhan, meaning "Mill of the river, mill of the cave") is a village located in the barony of Slievardagh, County Tipperary in Ireland. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.
The Irish Census of 2006 recorded the village as having a population of 372 .
Mullinahone is situated roughly halfway between Clonmel and Kilkenny City. It is located in a low-lying broad valley area, for the most part, two to three hundred feet above sea level in South-East Tipperary. It reaches its highest point of 1,088 feet (332 m) on the mountain of Slievenamon, its southern boundary. The land for the most part is on a limestone base. This has 'karst' features, which means that it is fissured with many caves and underground streams, subjecting some areas to flooding in times of heavy rainfall.
Overlooking the northern boundary are the Slieveardagh hills and Ballingarry parish, while its western side is formed by some smaller hills such as Cappaghnagrane and Kilnagranagh and the parish of Drangan/Cloneen. To the east is Killamery (or Carrolls) hill together with a stretch of flat, often boggy land; its boundary with County Kilkenny county and Leinster. This modern parish is twenty-five square miles, area or 16,000 acres (65 km2).
In an extended form this whole area was called “An Cuimseanach” or Compsey in pre-Norman times, an ancient Gaelic word suggesting an enclosed valley area. The barony of Slieveardagh, now the electoral area, was known as the barony of Slieveardagh/Compsey in Anglo-Norman times.
Its most famous son was Charles Kickham (1828–1882), writer, balladeer and Fenian leader. He was born in the village and is buried in the parish cemetery.
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