Editing Mulhuddart

{{short description|Outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland}}
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|image_caption          = Main junction at Mulhuddart
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|subdivision_name3      = [[Fingal]]
|subdivision_type4      = Dáil constituency
|subdivision_name4      = [[Dublin West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin West]]
|subdivision_type5      = EU Parliament constituency
|subdivision_name5      = [[Dublin (European Parliament constituency)|Dublin]]
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'''Mulhuddart''' ({{Irish place name|Mullach Eadrad|the hill of the milking place}}) is an outer suburb situated 12&nbsp;km (7.456 miles) north-west of [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The [[River Tolka]] passes near the village.

Mulhuddart is also a [[Civil parishes in Ireland|civil parish]] in the [[Barony (Ireland)|barony]] of [[Castleknock (barony)|Castleknock]] in the traditional [[County Dublin]].

==History==

===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}}

===Built heritage===
[[File:Mulhuddart Graveyard - geograph.org.uk - 624390.jpg|thumb|Mulhuddart Graveyard]]
There are a number of antiquities and old houses in the area. These include the ruins of the Church of Mary, Our Lady's Well which was used widely by pilgrims back in the early century,{{when|date=May 2021}} Mulhuddart National School and Parlickstown House. The [[Ordnance Survey Ireland|Ordnance Survey]] of Ireland Sheet 50 map also shows a graveyard and burial ground at Cloghran.

Muluddart Church, the Church of Mary, stands above the village on a hill. The church stands on a curved mound, suggesting it was built on the site of an earlier church, which was protected by an enclosure.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} The current ruins post-date the [[Anglo-Normans|Anglo-Norman]] settlement of the area.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

=== 1916 Easter Rising centenary monument ===
[[File:Proclamation monument.jpg|thumb|Proclamation memorial monument in Mulhuddart]]
In May 2016, a centenary monument was unveiled at the main junction of Mulhuddart to commemorate the executed leaders of the [[Easter Rising|1916 Easter Rising]]. As well as including the names of the executed leaders, the monument is inscribed with the [[1916 Proclamation]] on the front. On the back, it is inscribed with the [[Democratic Programme]] adopted by the [[First Dáil]]. The memorial was funded entirely by donations from the local community at the cost of €14,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allevents.in/dublin/mulhuddart-1916-centenary-monument-unveiling/1065568526836888#|title=Mulhuddart 1916 Centenary Monument Unveiling|website=allevents.in|access-date=2016-05-17}}</ref>

==Location and access==
The [[N3 road (Ireland)|N3]] [[dual carriageway]] now bypasses the village. It is located near [[Blanchardstown]], now one of the largest suburbs of Dublin. It is bordered by [[County Meath]] to the west and by the civil parishes of [[Ward, Castleknock|Ward]] to the north, [[Finglas (civil parish)|Finglas]] to the east and [[Clonsilla (civil parish)|Clonsilla]] to the south.

Mulhuddart village essentially comprises a main street, which was the old [[Navan]] Road, on which there is a petrol station, a few shops and cafés. Though the village has been bypassed, an underpass connects the main street to Blakestown. Mulhuddart includes the suburban localities of Ladyswell and Manorfield, together with townlands such as Priesttown. Newer estates to the west of the village, such as Swallowbrook and Pheasant's Run, are within the townland of Mulhuddart.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

Located on the outskirts of the village is the [[Damastown|Damastown Industrial Estate]], one of Dublin's largest industrial estates, which includes a large [[IBM]] campus employing over 4,000 people. To the north is the village of [[Tyrrelstown]], with a sizable modern housing development.

Public transport in Mulhuddart is provided by Dublin Bus routes 38, 38a, 38b, 39n and 220.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dublinbus.ie/Your-Journey1/Timetables/?searchtype=stage_place&searchquery=Mulhuddart|title=Timetables - Dublin Bus}}</ref>

==Education==
Primary schools in the area include St Patrick's National School (boys and girls, Roman Catholic, in the parish of Corduff), and ''Scoil An Cheathair Alainn'' (boys and girls, also Roman Catholic, located in Mulhuddart).

==Administration and politics==
Mulhuddart is administered by [[Fingal County Council]]. For elections to [[Dáil Éireann]], it is in the [[Dublin West (Dáil constituency)|Dublin West]] constituency. It is in the [[European Parliament constituencies in the Republic of Ireland|European Parliament constituency]] of [[Dublin (European Parliament constituency)|Dublin]].{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

==Religion==
Mulhuddart is a [[parish]] in the [[List of parishes of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin by deanery#Blanchardstown|Blanchardstown deanery]] of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin]].

==See also==
* [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]]

==Further reading==
* "Mulhuddart, A History of a Suburban Village" - published as part of a larger book by the parish of Mulhuddart to commemorate the opening of its new church in 1993.

==References==
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[[Category:Towns and villages in Fingal]]
[[Category:Civil parishes of the barony of Castleknock]]