It was formerly regarded as the longest place name (in English) in Ireland (22 letters), but awareness of longer names has challenged Muckanaghederdauhaulia.[5] There was a hamlet within the townland which had the same name in Irish (Muiceanach idir Dhá Sháile), but a shorter English name, Mucknasalia.[6][7] The 1911 census enumerator spelled it Muckenaghedderdahaulia (23 letters)[8] though the published report uses the 22-letter spelling.[9]
The townland lies on a low, boggy peninsula in Camus Bay and can be reached by turning west from the R336 road at Cinn Mhara, or by going northwest on the R374 road out of Casla, then turning onto Bóthar na Scratóg and going north.[10]
Population
The population recorded in those census reports which provided figures at townland level were as follows:[11][9]
Census year
1841
1851
1861
1871
1881
1891
1901
1911
Population
103
81
79
80
111
85
101
111
In popular culture
The area is mentioned in Georges Perec's novel Life: A User's Manual: "In between, there had been the little harbour of Muckanaghederdauhaulia, not far from Costelloe, in Ireland’s Camus Bay...".[12]
^Ó Máille, T. S. (1955). "Muiceanach Mar Áitainm". Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (in Irish and English). 85 (1). Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland: 88–93. JSTOR25509201.