An Seanmhullach

An Seanmhullach — 'the old hilltop' in Irish — preserves the ancient topographical character of the ridge above the River Moyola where the town now stands. The modern townland of Shanemullagh, within which most of Castledawson lies, is the anglicised form of this older name, and the name appears consistently in historical records for the eight townlands once collectively called Mayola. The are...