Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Religious house - Knights Hospitallers
Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mullingar
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.52568, -7.33957
- SMR number
- WM019-089027-
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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
In 1578 'the Frankehouse' is referred to and it is probably to be identified with the house of the Knights Hospitalers mentioned in 1541 (Bradley et. al. 1985,116). The precise location of the religious house belonging to the Knights Hospitallers within the historic town of Mullingar (WM019-089----) has not been identified. The 1641 Survey of Mullingar recorded the existence of ‘the Frainkhouse, lying and being from the street (Main St.) of the said town on the north, the river (Brosna) on the east, Hopes land on the south, to the lane (Church Avenue)leading to the churchyard (WM019-089017-) on the west’ (Andrews and Davies 1992, 15). This reference places the Frankhouse immediately W of the River Brosna on the S side Main St (Pearse St.) beside church avenue leading down to the church (WM019-089016-) and graveyard (WM019-089017-) (Ibid., 3).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 01 July 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 Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.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
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.