placenamesMullanalaghta
Mullach an Leachta
Saint Columba’s church and the local club’s provincial title mark different chapters of community life.
The name
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An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Mullach an Leachta · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Mullanalaghta · English · main form
Place & story
A church built in 1939–41
Saint Columba's Catholic Church in Cloonagh was built between 1939 and 1941. Its six-bay nave is accompanied by a four-storey square tower and a polygonal chancel. The building replaced a church dating from 1832; the Irish Architectural Archive records the use of cut stone from the dismantled mansion at Derrycasson. [2] [3]
Longford’s first Leinster club champions
On 9 December 2018 Mullinalaghta St Columba's became the first Longford club to win the Leinster senior football title. They defeated Kilmacud Crokes by 1–8 to 1–6 in Tullamore. Gary Rogers scored a late penalty before Aidan McElligott added the point that secured the two-point victory. [4]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Longford
- Barony
- Granard
- Civil parish
- Columbkille
- Within
- Cloonagh
- Coordinates
- 53.83568, -7.51799
- Logainm ID
- 103007 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Mullanalaghta. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Saint Columba’s Catholic Church, NIAH 13400605 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Ralph Henry Byrne: Mullinalaghta church project · Irish Architectural Archive, Dictionary of Irish Architects
- Mullinalaghta crowned Leinster club champions, 9 December 2018 · Paul Keane, GAA
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-06-09. How this page was prepared.