Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Prison
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
- WM019-089051-
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The National Monuments Service's description
The 1641 Survey of Mullingar recorded that William Hamon a merchant in the town of Mullingar possessed ‘a house and garden plot, beyond the river (Brosna) of the said town, lying and being from the highway to the bridge (WM019-089015-), the correction house on the east, Priorstreete (Austin Friars St.) on the south, Hamons mill (WM019-089038-) commonly called Mullynehounny to the west’ (Andrews and Davies 1992, 15). This building was located on the N side of Austin Friars St., however the precise location of this correction house has not been identified Ibid., 10).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 01 July 2014
References
Andrews, J.H. and Davies, K.M. 1992 Mullingar. Irish Historic Towns Atlas, No. 5. Dublin. Royal Irish Academy.