Editing Mulhuddart (section)

===Placenames===
[[File:Mulhuddart Old Church and Graveyard - geograph.org.uk - 624392.jpg|thumb|Mulhuddart Old Church and Graveyard]]
The origins and meaning of the name Mulhuddart are unknown. However, a number of explanations are offered, the most likely being that the name came from the [[Irish language|Irish]] ''Mullach Eadartha'' meaning "the hill of the milking place". In ancient Ireland, cows were driven out onto upland pastures during the summer months, and special places were designated for their milking.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

Many townland names surrounding the village owe their origins to Norman settlers who colonised the area after the [[Normans|Norman]] capture of Dublin in 1170. "Buzzardstown" is so-called after the family of William Bossard, and "Tyrrellstown" is named after a branch of the Tyrrells, who were created barons of [[Castleknock]] in 1173.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~oldschool/history_of_mulhuddart_by_brian_daly.htm|title=History of Mulhuddart by Brian Daly|accessdate=23 April 2023}}</ref>

The townland of Goddamendy is perhaps the only townland in Ireland containing a prayer in its name. Tradition has it that when a priest arrived late for the anointing of a dying man, the dead man's relative cursed the priest, who replied "May God amend thee!"{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}