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Barracks

Athlone And Bigmeadow, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barracks, Athlone And Bigmeadow, County Westmeath, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Athlone And Bigmeadow
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
53.42441, -7.94516
SMR number
WM029-042078-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Custume Barracks. Temporary accommodation for 1000 cavalry and 1500 infantry built in 1691. Cavalry stables, riding house, infantry barracks of four blocks built c. 1697 and demolished by 1793 (Murtagh 1994, 10-11). Garda Station and government offices built in 1935-47 on partial site of barracks facing onto Barrack's St. and the church of Saints Peter and Paul built 1930 on SE corner of barracks.

Compiled by: Rachel Barrett

Date of upload: 15 October 2010

References

Murtagh, H. (ed.) 1994 Athlone. Irish Historic Towns Atlas, No. 6. Dublin. Royal Irish Academy.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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