1876 - Barracks in Mullingar?

[Dave Francis]

I haven't yet attempted to delve into the ancestry of my ancestor Daniel Gilmore (c1841 in Belfast, father Mortimer Gilmore a carpenter).  However, I do know that he served in the Royal Scots in the early 1870s and that he and his wife Elizabeth (nee Quinton) had a daughter called Agnes who was born in Mullingar in 1876 or earlier.  I also suspect that Agnes died before the next Census in England & Wales.

Quite simply: why would Daniel and his wife have been in Mullingar in 1876?  Was there a local barracks?  Was it used by the Royal Scots?

Regards

Dave

[Taidquest]

hi,i thought you might like to have a look at this website,

                                                               regards, anne

http://www.ireland.com/explore/counties/westmeath_a.htm#1 Broken Link

Possibly the new link: www.ireland.com/travelnow/travelireland/westmeath

[Dave Francis]

Ah! Thanks for that Anne 

Dave

[Taidquest]

I think perhaps this link to a site about Mullingar and its history
might also be of interest.
http://www.mullingarbusiness.com/mullingar_town.htm