Mullaghduff An Mullach Dubh
Townland
Bonner's Bar pub in Mullaghduff
Mullaghduff Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 55°02′13″N 8°20′26″W / 55.037061°N 8.340576°W / 55.037061; -8.340576
Country	Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	County Donegal
Government
• Dáil Éireann	Donegal
• EU Parliament	Midlands–North-West
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Area code(s)	074 95, +000 353 74 95
Irish Grid Reference	B777203

Mullaghduff (Irish: An Mullach Dubh) is a townland in northwest County Donegal, Ireland. It forms part of the greater Rosses region and is officially in the Gaeltacht, however, English is the predominantly spoken language today.

Etymology

The name Mullaghduff is an anglicisation of the Irish placename ‘An Mullach Dubh’, which means 'The Black Hilltop'; which possibly derives from the blackish soil which covers the nearby hills.

Music and sport

Mullaghduff is home to the marching band Buíonn Cheoil Mhullach Dubh, founded in 1881, which includes the "Old Band" and the "Wee Band".^{[citation needed]} They have won the All Ireland Fleadh - Marching Band Competition fourteen times.^[1]

Mullaghduff is also home to Glasgow Celtic's first sod of turf, which was cut in April 1995 and placed in Celtic Park. In June 1995, a small plaque which is along the road was unveiled by Celtic Captain Paul McStay.

Religion

The predominant religion in Mullaghduff is Roman Catholicism and it is part of the parish of Kincasslagh. The nearest churches that serve parishioners are St. Mary's Church in Kincasslagh and St. Mary's Star of the Sea in Annagry.