Gréach an Mhuilinn (Jackson)

Greaghawillin (Jackson) lies within Magheracloone Civil Parish in the Farney Barony of County Monaghan. The townland's Irish name, Gréach an Mhuilinn, derives from gréach (moorland or rough pastureland) and an mhuilinn (the mill), indicating historical association with milling activities on the open moorland. During the 19th century, the townland was inhabited by several families documented in ...