Mullach Eadrad

Mulhuddart takes its name from the Irish Mullach Eadrad, meaning 'the hill of the milking place,' referring to upland seasonal pastures used for cattle herding in early Ireland. The townland's recorded name evolution traces from medieval forms like Malahiddert (1229) through Molaghidryd (1362) and Malathedder (1485) to the modern Mulhuddart, officially standardised as Mullach Eadrad in 1969. Fo...