placenames1901 census
23People recorded
2Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Fagan 2
- O'Neill 2
- Arens 1
- Baldwin 1
- Begley 1
Abbeyland
The grounds at Multyfarnham preserve a family memorial over the Gaine alongside buildings adapted for religious life and education.
Recorded locationAbbeyland53.62811° N · 7.39509° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Abbeyland · English · main form
Place & story
A bridge for a son’s memory
The limestone bridge over the River Gaine in the abbey grounds was built about 1833. Its western parapet carries a plaque naming Patrick Keena of Cullen as the person who paid for it, in memory of his son John, who died on 28 July 1831. The single arch survives alongside a later concrete widening. [2]
From friary to classrooms
The buildings north of the abbey church occupy the site of the medieval cloisters. The architectural inventory dates their main blocks to about 1880 and 1900. They subsequently served as a secondary school before conversion to an agricultural college around 1956. Their courtyards and long two-storey ranges record an educational history alongside the older religious foundation. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Westmeath
- Barony
- Corkaree
- Civil parish
- Multyfarnham
- Coordinates
- 53.62811, -7.39509
- Mapped area
- 0.31 km²
- Logainm ID
- 51914 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
31People recorded
2Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Hanrahan 2
- Brazil 1
- Connaughton 1
- Connolly 1
- Corrigan 1
1926 census
68People recorded
7Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Ó Maoil Éoin 2
- Ó Murchadha 2
- Bodach 1
- Donndún 1
- Fórd 1
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Abbeyland. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Abbeyland bridge, NIAH15304015 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Multyfarnham Abbey friary and college buildings, NIAH15304014 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- 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 2007-12-10. How this page was prepared.