AUGHNAMULLEN

In 1868, the parish of Aughnamullen contained the following places:

"AUGHNAMULLEN, (or Aghnavullin or Aghnamullen), a parish in the barony of Cremorne, in the county of Monaghan, province of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles to the S. of Ballybay. It includes the village of Ballytrain. There are many lakes in the parish, the principal being Loughs Eagish, Avean, Chantinee, and Ballytrain. A large part of the land is mountain and bog. Crieve Hill, also called Bunnanimma, rises to the height of 886 feet, and is six miles in circuit. Lead and slate have been found. Numerous bleaching mills have been erected on a stream flowing from Lough Eagish, which lies S.E. of Crieve Hill, to Ballybay Water. A large number of persons are employed in the flax-mills at Crieve and Laragh. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Armagh and Clogher, value £839, in the patronage of the bishop. There are many Seats in the parish, the chief of which are Mountain Lodge, Lough Bawn, Chantinee, &c.

"BELLATRAIN, a village in the parish of Aughnamullen, barony of Cremorne, in the county of Monaghan, province of Ulster, Ireland, 7 miles to the S. of Ballybay."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018