What is recorded here

According to the Urban Survey of Westmeath (Bradley et. al. 1985, 113-14), 'Mullingar, the county town of Westmeath, is situated in low-lying ground on the River Brosna between Lough Owel and Lough Ennell. In many medieval documents the name is prefixed by Ad- or Ath-, indicating that the town stood on an important ford (WM019-089014-)'. The Irish Historic Towns Atlas of Mullingar places the fording point to the SE of the motte castle (WM019-089005-) in an area where the Bleach Yard road [Ballinderry Road] crosses the River Brosna. This fording point is shown on Richards map of Mullingar dating from 1691 (Andrews and Davies 1992, 2). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 27 June 2014

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