Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mullingar
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- WM019-089042-
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The National Monuments Service's description
Listed in the 1641-53 Survey of Mullingar as Sir Thomas Nugent's Castle and hall castle located next to Adam Petit's Castle (WM019-089041-). Located on the N side of Main St. The precise location of this castle within the historic town of Mullingar has not been identified (Andrews and Davies 1992, 10). Described in 1653 as 'lying and being from the walls of the said town on the north, the house wherein sometimes James McCabe dwelt on the east, the high street on the south, to Sir Thomas Nugents castle on the west' (Ibid., 14). The 1641-53 Survey recorded that 'Sir Thomas Nugent knight and baronet son and heir to Sir Christopher Nugent kinght the 23rd of October 1641 being then full of age was seized in his demesne by descent of and in one castle hall and garden' (Ibid., 15). In 1682 Sir Henry Piers recorded that in the town of Mullingar (WM019-089----) there were, ‘ancient buildings here [that] were old fashionable castles (WM019-089001-; WM019-089008-; WM019-089010-; WM019-089029-; WM019-089030-; WM019-089032-), some of which remain yet, and some are demolished, and better or at least more commodious houses are built in their room’ (Vallancey 1786, 78).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 1 July 2014
References
Andrews, J.H. and Davies, K.M. 1992 Mullingar. Irish Historic Towns Atlas, No. 5. Dublin. Royal Irish Academy.
Vallancey, C. (ed.) 1786 Collectanea de rebus hibernicis, Volume 1. Dublin. Luke White.