Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hospital
Springfield Or Spittlefield, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Springfield Or Spittlefield
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- WM019-094----
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The National Monuments Service's description
The Urban Survey of Westmeath (Bradley et. al. 1985, 120) recorded that the extent of the Dominican priory (WM019-089004-) in 1548 mentions 'an old hospital now thrown down' in a field called 'Spyttelfield', then owned by the Dominicans (White 1943, 290-1). This was presumably located in the adjoining townland of Spittlefield located northeast of the town, perhaps in the vicinity of the present Mullingar Mental Hospital (Lee 1974-5, 227).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 27 June 2014
References
Lee, G.A. 1974-5 The leper hospitals of the upper Shannon area. Journal of the Old Athlone Society 1 (4), 222-9.
Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H. 1985 Urban archaeological survey - county Westmeath. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
White, N.B. 1943 Extents of Irish monastic possessions, 1540-1541. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.