Mullagh is a village in County Clare

County Clare

-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...

, Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

. It lies not far from the Atlantic

Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

 coast, some 5 km southeast of Quilty

Quilty

Quilty is an Irish family name which has spread throughout the English-speaking world.-Origins and history:The name "Quilty" is an Anglicized form of the ancient Gaelic name of "Caoilte" . There was a mythic Celtic warrior by the name of Caoilte Mac Ronan, who was a member of the Fianna and the...

 and 6.5 km south-southeast of Spanish Point

Spanish Point

Spanish Point is a village in the parish of Miltown Malbay in County Clare, Ireland, situated on the west coast of Ireland. The town is home to many holiday homes, and during the winter has a significantly smaller population. It is also one of the better surf breaks in County Clare...

. Nearby towns include Miltown Malbay

Miltown Malbay

Spanish Point Airfield is an privately owned airfield between Milltown Malbay and Spanish Point. The airfield, located on Sandhill Road in the townland Leagard South, was established by three local pilots in 1991, and the original clubhouse was opened by then Irish Minister for Defense Mr...

 (7 km to the north) and Kilrush

Kilrush

Kilrush is a coastal town in County Clare, Ireland. It is located near the mouth of the River Shannon in the south-west of the county. Kilrush is a town of great historical significance, being one of the listed Heritage Towns of Ireland.-History:...

 (22 km to the south).

Amenities

Mullagh National School, located at the top of Mullagh hill, has undergone much enlargement and many changes over the years, its latest extension having been officially opened on 23 June 2008.

Sport

The local Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 team is Kilmurry Ibrickane, playing in Quilty

Quilty

Quilty is an Irish family name which has spread throughout the English-speaking world.-Origins and history:The name "Quilty" is an Anglicized form of the ancient Gaelic name of "Caoilte" . There was a mythic Celtic warrior by the name of Caoilte Mac Ronan, who was a member of the Fianna and the...

, but with their training complex in Mullagh. The club were winners of the Munster

Munster

Munster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the south of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial purposes...

 football final in 2004 and 2009 and of the County final in 2008 and 2009, 2004, 2002, 1993,1966, 1963 and 1933.

Notable people

• Marty Morrissey
  Marty Morrissey
  Marty Morrissey is a commentator and with the sports department of Ireland's national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Morrissey was born in Mallow, County Cork but the family returned to their then home of the Bronx, New York shortly afterwards...
  
   - RTE
  Raidió Teilifís Éireann
  Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
  
   commentator and presenter
• Odhran O'Dwyer  - International rules football
  International rules football
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   player
• Thomas Kelly-Kenny
  Thomas Kelly-Kenny
  General Sir Thomas Kelly-Kenny GCB GCVO was a British Army general who served in the Second Boer War.-Military career:Kelly-Kenny was born on 27 February 1840 at Doolough Lodge, Treanmanagh near Mullagh in County Clare, Ireland. He was educated as a lay student at St. Patrick's College, Carlow, he...
  
   - British Army general

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland