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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Westmeath => Topic started by: sparksss67 on Tuesday 31 July 18 22:51 BST (UK)
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On my gt grandmother Bridget Murray’s birth certificate 11 July 1864 it gives the family address as Lough Park. Looking online I see a large 2 storey house showing as Lough Park (it appears to be between Castlepollard and Collinstown) As her father’s occupation is given as a labourer I am presuming he worked for the owners of the house. Does anybody have any history of the place and who lived there in the 1860s?
Thanks.
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Which is in Westmeath....not Mayo!
Topic moved.
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Near the town are also Turbotstown, the residence of Gerald Dease, Esq.;
Galstown, of Hubert de Bourgh, Esq.; Lough Park,
of N. Evans, Esq., beautifully situated on the shore of Lough Lane;
https://www.libraryireland.com/topog/C/Castlepollard-Demifore-Westmeath.php
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Near the town are also Turbotstown, the residence of Gerald Dease, Esq.;
Galstown, of Hubert de Bourgh, Esq.; Lough Park,
of N. Evans, Esq., beautifully situated on the shore of Lough Lane;
https://www.libraryireland.com/topog/C/Castlepollard-Demifore-Westmeath.php
Thanks for that link Hallmark, much appreciated, and hopefully this can be moved to the correct section of the forum.
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Loughpark is also a townland
http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,648587,768823,10,7
There are a couple of houses to the left, maybe staff accommodation.
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Loughpark is also a townland
http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,648587,768823,10,7
There are a couple of houses to the left, maybe staff accommodation.
Thanks for that Sinann, and have sent a report to the mods.
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What does it say in 2nd column?
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What does it say in 2nd column?
Do you mean her name “Bridget”?
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No... column 2
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At Lough Park ?? on 11th of July
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Lough Park House.
Griffiths Valuation will give you names for 1859 I think the print date was, I can't check it on iPad
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=placeSearch
Just put in Loughpark and choose Westmeath. You'll can guess which was the big house by the value on the original image.
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At Lough Park ?? on 11th of July
Ah with you now, could it possibly be “house”? On her sister Anne’s birth cert in 1869 is just States Loughpark.
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Small p for park on the sister also just one word is the townland.
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Small p for park on the sister also just one word is the townland.
Different registrar..... ?
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Lough Park House in Loughpark:
http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WM®no=15400716
It was in the Evans family (Griffith's shows a Michael Evans in situ), plenty online about them, eg:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mg3/
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At Lough Park ?? on 11th of July
Ah with you now, could it possibly be “house”? On her sister Anne’s birth cert in 1869 is just States Loughpark.
Looks like it
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If I'm right, the 1901 census indicates 13 windows at the front of the house and 17 rooms occupied:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001255404/
While the 1911 census indicates 9 windows at the front and 14 rooms occupied:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003531091/
Maybe the difference in windows is simply due to inclusion / non inclusion of the two flanks as seen in these photos:
http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=images&county=WM®no=15400716
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Thanks for all the helpful info everyone. Great to get some context on where my gt granmother spent her early years.