Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ford
Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mullingar
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.52338, -7.33892
- SMR number
- WM019-089014-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
According to the Urban Survey of Westmeath (Bradley et. al. 1985, 113-14), 'Mullingar, the county town of Westmeath, is situated in low-lying ground on the River Brosna between Lough Owel and Lough Ennell. In many medieval documents the name is prefixed by Ad- or Ath-, indicating that the town stood on an important ford (WM019-089014-)'. The Irish Historic Towns Atlas of Mullingar places the fording point to the SE of the motte castle (WM019-089005-) in an area where the Bleach Yard road [Ballinderry Road] crosses the River Brosna. This fording point is shown on Richards map of Mullingar dating from 1691 (Andrews and Davies 1992, 2).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 27 June 2014
References
Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H. 1985 Urban archaeological survey - county Westmeath. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
Andrews, J.H. and Davies, K.M. 1992 Mullingar. Irish Historic Towns Atlas, No. 5. Dublin. Royal Irish Academy.
Nearby in the register
- Water mill - vertical-wheeledunder 1 mi
- Castle - motte and baileyunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.