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Muileann an Chaca
genitive: Mhuileann an Chaca
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(Irish)
Mullinahack
(English)

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Dublin City Council
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Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the mill of the ordure, excrement; the shit (worthless) mill

    Díol spéise an logainm seo de bhunús Gaeilge a mhaireachtaint mar shráidainm i lár na cathrach. Mír choitianta dhímholta is ea an chaca “of the excrement” a thagann i gceist i roinnt logainmneacha. Sa Nua-Ghaeilge is ionann é, nach mór, agus na haidiachtaí crap, shit ‘gan aon mhaith’ sa Bhéarla (ghlaoití Séamas an Chaca a chaill Éire ar Shéamas II a chaill Cath na Bóinne, mar a luann Ó Donnabháin faoin logainm bf Táite an Chaca (#40116) i gCo. Mhuineacháin). Uaireanta bhraitheadh muintir na háite go raibh na logainmneacha seo mídheas, gur leasadar an t-ainm (cf. an logainm Béarla Leperstown a hathraíodh go Leopardstown): sampla cáiliúil is ea bf Cnoc an Chaca “the hill of the excrement” (#31782) i gContae Luimnigh, a d’aistrigh muintir na háite go Sugarhill le linn an athrú teangan go Béarla. Tá sampla againn sa Ghaeilge féin, leis: de réir gach dealraimh ba é Log an Chaca “the hollow of the excrement” bunfhoirm an logainm athmhínithe bf Log an Chatha “the hollow of the battle” (#45107) i gCo. Shligigh.

Centrepoint

53.3441, -6.27697latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1749
Mullenahack
Dublin Assembly Roll: "We ... find that the city, at Easter assembly, 1656, demised to John Chamberlain ... a malt house and two tenements in Croker's lane (now known by the name of Mullenahack)"
CARD Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 304
1760
Mullina Hack
Rocque

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