Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - 17th century
Borrmount, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Borrmount
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Borrmount Ho. (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.45698, -6.56484
- SMR number
- WX026-024----
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University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
According to Sheil (1920, 118) Borrmount was originally called Dromagh, and a sea captain named Borr built a house c. 1650 overlooking the N-S River Slaney. Neither Borr nor Dromagh are mentioned in Clonmore parish in the Civil Survey (1654-6) (Simington 1953, 220-1). Borrmount House is described as in ruins on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and was situated at the crest of the slope down to the River Slaney, which is c. 140m to the E. Birmount House (sic) is described as the deserted mansion of the Leeson family (Lewis 1837, vol. 1, 373). There are no visible remains of any structure.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 11 July, 2012
References
Sheil, Rev. P. 1920 Parish of Bree. The Past 1, 113-19.
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1953 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. IX: county of Wexford. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
Lewis, S. 1837 A topographical dictionary of Ireland, 2 vols. London. Lewis and Co.
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- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.