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House - 17th century

Borrmount, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - 17th century, Borrmount, County Wexford, 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
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 Amsterdam

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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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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.

Nearby in the register

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

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