placenames1901 census
42People recorded
9Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1901 records ↗Ballymore
An Baile Mór
Lewis’s 1837 account records trading, court sittings and support for parish buildings.
Recorded locationBallymore53.49172° N · 7.68063° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
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Recorded forms
- An Baile Mór · Irish · main form
- Ballymore · English · main form
Place & story
A town on the coach road
In 1837 Samuel Lewis placed Ballymore on the mail-coach road from Moate. Its former market had ceased, but fairs still took place on Whit Monday and 14 October. Petty sessions met every other Friday, and the town had a chief constabulary station. These services connected the small settlement with its surrounding countryside. [2]
Loans and gifts for parish buildings
Lewis recorded a £1,200 Board of First Fruits loan for the parish church built in 1827. The glebe house had been built in 1813 with a £450 gift and £50 loan from the same body. These are his figures for the parish institutions, rather than an assertion that every building stood within the present townland boundary. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Westmeath
- Barony
- Rathconrath
- Civil parish
- Ballymore
- Coordinates
- 53.49172, -7.68063
- Mapped area
- 2.73 km²
- Logainm ID
- 51042 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
50People recorded
10Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1911 records ↗1926 census
159People recorded
35Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McCormack 16
- Finnegan 11
- Hoare 10
- Luann 9
- McKnight 9
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballymore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837: Ballymore or Saint Owen’s of Loughseudy · Samuel Lewis
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2011-11-29. How this page was prepared.