Mourna Mountains

Mourna Mountains. See Down.

Mourzouk

Mourzouk. See Fezzan.

Mousa

Mousa, a Shetland island, 11 miles S. by W. of Lerwick. Here is a very perfect 'broch,' or dry-built circular tower, 42 feet high, with walls 15 feet thick.

Mousehole

Mousehole (Mouz'l), a Cornish village, 2 miles S. of Penzance. Here died Dolly Pentreath (1686-1788), the last speaker of Cornish.

Moville

Moville, a seaside resort in County Donegal, on Lough Foyle, 19 miles NNE. of Londonderry. Off it New York steamers pause for the tender with and for mails. Pop. 1217.

Moy

Moy, a market-town of Tyrone, on the Black-water, 6 1/2 miles N. of Armagh. Pop. 484.

Moydart

Moydart. See Moidart.

Mozdok

Mozdok, a town of Russian Caucasus, on the Terek, 58 miles N. of Vladikavkaz. Pop. 14,008.

Mozuffernugger

Mozuffernugger. See Muzaffarnagar.

Msket

Msket, or Mtsketha, capital of the old Georgian kings, now little more than a village, stands on the south side of the Caucasus, 10 miles NNW. of Tiflis. Its cathedral dates from the 4th century.

Mtzensk

Mtzensk, a town of Russia, 31 miles by rail NE. of Orel. Pop. 15,067.

Much Wenlock See Wenlock.

Much Woolton

Much Woolton (i.e. 'Great Woolton'), a town of Lancashire, 6 miles SE. of Liverpool. Near it are large quarries. Pop. 4745.

Mudki

Mudki (Moodkee), a Punjab village, 26 miles S. of the Sutlej, between Firozpur and Karnal. Here, in 1845, Sir Hugh Gough repulsed the Sikhs.

Muhlberg

Muhlberg, a town of Prussian Saxony, on the Elbe, 36 miles SE. of Wittenberg. Pop. 3441. Here, on 24th April 1547, Charles V. defeated the Elector of Saxony.

Muhlhausen

Muhlhausen (Mulhow'zen), a town of Prussian Saxony, on the Unstrut, 25 miles by rail NNW. of Gotha. An imperial free city in the 13th century, it came finally to Prussia in 1815 ; it has manufactures of woollen and cotton goods, hosiery, etc. Pop. 35,000.

Muirkirk

Muirkirk, a town of Ayrshire, 26 miles E. by N. of Ayr, and 720 feet above sea-level. It is the seat of great ironworks (1787). Pop. 3929.

Mukden

Mukden, or Moukden, capital of Manchuria, is situated in the southern part of the country, on a branch of the river Liao, 425 miles NE. of Peking. The Chinese call it Shingking. In 1625 Nurhachu, the founder of the present Chinese dynasty, made it his capital. It was the scene of severe fighting in the war of 1904-5. Good coal exists in the vicinity. The port is Newchwang (q.v.) Pop. 250,000.

Mukdishu

Mukdishu. See Magadoxo.

Mulgrave Castle

Mulgrave Castle, the seat of the Marquis of Normandy, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, 4 miles W'. of Whitby.

Mulgrave Islands

Mulgrave Islands, a name given to some of the Marshall Islands (q.v.) from their discoverer, the navigator Lord Mulgrave (1744-92).

Mulhacen

Mulhacen. See Sierra Nevada.

Mullingar

Mullingar', the chief town of Westmeath, 50 miles WNW. of Dublin by rail, on the Royal Canal and the river Brosna. It is a trading town, has infantry barracks, and is a centre for anglers. Pop. 4500.