Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Road - road/trackway
Tristernagh, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tristernagh
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Bohereennamarve
- Latest-edition OS map
- Bohereennamarve
- Coordinates
- 53.59664, -7.49406
- SMR number
- WM011-049----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
The remains of a roadway depicted on all editions of the OS 6-inch map as 'Bohereennamarve' meaning 'little road of the dead' and which appears to connect the public road to Templecross church (WM011-051----) and graveyard (WM011-051001-) and onwards to Tristernagh Abbey (WM011-053----). The roadway (approx. Wth. 15m) runs from SW to NE for a distance of c. 1.3km. A small bridge (WM011-052----) at the NE end of the roadway traverses a small stream giving access to Tristernagh Abbey (WM011-053----).
An Extent of the priory lands made at Tristernagh Priory on the 8th of October 1540 described the road as following; 'Within the site of the priory (WM011-053----) or manor:—a church, which is the parish church; its belfry is a stone tower. Certain chambers and other buildings necessary for the farmer's use. A curtilage surrounded with a stone wall. All these are situated above a large lake (Lough Iron), broad and deep. The other parts of the site are surrounded with a large bog, except that there is a single straight road (WM011-049----) for entrance' (White 1943, 276).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 21 October 2010
References
White, N.B. 1943 Extents of Irish monastic possessions, 1540-1541. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - stepped barrowunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.