Mountmurray

Mountmurray, formerly Ballinsellot, is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) north–west of Mullingar.

Mountmurray
Townland
Mountmurray
Location of Mountmurray within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°35′28″N 7°25′36″W
Country Republic of Ireland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Irish grid referenceN380603

Mountmurray is one of 8 townlands of the civil parish of Portnashangan in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 357 acres (1.44 km2). The neighbouring townlands are: Kilpatrick and Rathbennett to the north, Balrath to the south and Grangegeeth and Piercefield to the west.[1][2] The eastern boundary of the townland is formed by the shoreline of Lough Owel.

Mount Murray, a late eighteenth century country house, was built for Alexander Murray to replace an earlier house or castle dating from 1646.[3]

In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 4 houses[4] and 26 inhabitants[5] in the townland.

References
  1. Mountmurray Townland, Co. Westmeath Townlands.ie Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
  2. Mountmurray Townland, Co. Westmeath The IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
  3. Mount Murray, County Westmeath National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
  4. Houses in Mountmurray. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
  5. Inhabitants in Mountmurray. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
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