Meanings
- uncountableA type of hard cheese made in Ireland from skim milk in the 17ᵗʰ, 18ᵗʰ and 19ᵗʰ centuries.
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.
1855, Anthony Marmion, The Ancient and Modern History of the Maritime Ports of Ireland, John Muray, Albemarle Street, page 5601 more example
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.
1824, Richard Hopkins Ryland, The History, Topography and Antiquities of the County and City of Waterford
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