Meaning of mullahawn | Babel Free

Definitions

A type of hard cheese made in Ireland from skim milk in the 17ᵗʰ, 18ᵗʰ and 19ᵗʰ centuries.

uncountable

Examples

“Cheese, made from skimmed milk, and called Mullahawn, was formerly an article of commerce in Waterford, and was exported in large quantities but it was of such a hard substance that it required a hatchet to cut it.”

“Waterford exported to foreign countries and the colonies its woollen manufactures, beef, pork, hides, and a cheese called Mullahawn, of which large quantities were sent to Newfoundland.”

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