Mullaghnaneane or Muninane

Mullaghnaneane was the Gaelic description of this townland. Muninane was the Anglicized pronunciation and current spelling. This was the townland of my father's birth. His father, William Barber, came to Bunevalley in Muninane from Rahelly around 1894. Muninane is a townland of 912 acres. There were several Barber families who resided in the townland of Muninane. They are recorded in the Census of 1901 and Griffiths Valuation of 1858 below. In 1901, there were 24 households in Muninane of which 3 were recorded with Barber families. Other families found there were Henry, Irwin, Payne, McCladden, Regan, McLoughlin, McCormack, Warren, Lindsay, Little, McGerrigle, Spottswood, Gregg, Stewart, Stewart, Carter and Porteous. The 3 Barber families were:

William Barber (b. 1846) and his wife Elizabeth Anne Dundas Barber

James Barber (b.1843) and his wife Elizabeth Walker Barber

John Barber (b. 1866) and his sister Ismena

My grandfather, William Barber, built St. Kevins Chapel of Ease at Muninane (shown below) in 1896. Shown in the photo of St. Kevins are Pat Henry and Charlotte Barber VanWormer (granddaughter of William).

1901 Census :

Lease of land at Mullaghnaneane made to Thomas Barber, May 2nd, 1814

Map of Mullaghnaneane and Barnaderg