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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

In 1868, the parish of Multyfarnham contained the following places:

"MULTYFARNHAM, a parish and post-office village in the barony of Corkaree, county Westmeath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 7 miles N.W. of Mullingar, and 56 from Dublin. It is a station on the Midland Great Western railway. The parish is 3 miles long, and about 2.6 in extreme breadth. The surface is boggy, with a poor soil. The lake of Dereveragh and Crockamore Hill are the only features worth noting. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Meath, value with Stonehall, £250, in the patronage of the Incumbent of Taghmon. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Lackan. There are three day schools in the parish. Here are ruins of the walls and lofty steeple of an abbey founded by William Delamere in 1236, in which a chapter was held in 1529, and in 1641 a meeting of Roman Catholics, asserted by some to have been the germ of the Great Rebellion. The ruin is spoilt by having been converted into a temporary place of worship. It contains tombs of the Nugent family. The principal seats are Donore, Mornington, and Ballinacloon. A police station is situated in the village, where petty sessions are held. Fairs are held on 4th March, 13th May, 1st September, and 2nd December.

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018