What is recorded here
Robert Montgomery is a birthplace in New Park, Greencastle Road, Ballynally, Moville, County Donegal, Ireland. Perhaps a boy ran barefoot through wet grass before becoming a British colonial administrator in India. Maybe the road still carries the ghost of his childhood footsteps.
Why this person is known: British colonial administrator in India
- Born
- 1809-12-02
- Birthplace
- New Park, Moville
- Died
- 1887-12-28
- Place of death
- India Office, Westminster, London
- Connection to this place
- Born here.
- Son
- Henry Hutchinson Montgomery
- Grandson
- Bernard Law Montgomery
Places near here
New Parkhouse · 1 yd
Saint Columb's Church (Moville Lower)church/chapel · 149 yd
St. Columbkilles WellHoly well · 339 yd
Carnagarve Fairy FortFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1248 yd
Cooley CrossMemorial · 1.2 mi
Inishowen Maritime Museum and PlanetariumMuseum · 2.0 mi
CrockaulinMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
GreencastleCastle · 2.4 mi
Greencastle / Northburgh CastleCastle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 2.4 mi
CrockavishaneMountain / peak · 3.1 mi
Sweet Nellie'sBeach / strand · 3.6 mi
White StrandBeach / strand · 4.0 miOther information
Photo: Felice Beato · Public domain