Mountmurray

Mountmurray
Townland
Mountmurray

Location of Mountmurray within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland

Coordinates: 53°35′28″N 7°25′36″W / 53.59111°N 7.42667°W / 53.59111; -7.42667Coordinates: 53°35′28″N 7°25′36″W / 53.59111°N 7.42667°W / 53.59111; -7.42667
Country Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Westmeath
Irish grid reference N380603

Mountmurray, formerly Ballinsellot, is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) north–west of Mullingar.

Mountmurray is one of 8 townlands of the civil parish of Portnashangan in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 357 acres (1.44 km2). The neighbouring townlands are: Kilpatrick and Rathbennett to the north, Balrath to the south and Grangegeeth and Piercefield to the west.[1][2] The eastern boundary of the townland is formed by the shoreline of Lough Owel.

Mount Murray, a late eighteenth century country house, was built for Alexander Murray to replace an earlier house or castle dating from 1646.[3]

In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 4 houses[4] and 26 inhabitants[5] in the townland.

References

  1. ↑ Mountmurray Townland, Co. Westmeath Townlands.ie Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Mountmurray Townland, Co. Westmeath The IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Mount Murray, County Westmeath National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Houses in Mountmurray. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Inhabitants in Mountmurray. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
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