Mountmurray

Mountmurray, formerly Ballinsellot, is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) north–west of Mullingar.

Mountmurray
Townland
Mountmurray Location of Mountmurray within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°35′28″N 7°25′36″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Westmeath
Irish grid reference	N380603

Mountmurray is one of 8 townlands of the civil parish of Portnashangan in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 357 acres (1.44 km²). The neighbouring townlands are: Kilpatrick and Rathbennett to the north, Balrath to the south and Grangegeeth and Piercefield to the west.^[1][2] The eastern boundary of the townland is formed by the shoreline of Lough Owel.

Mount Murray, a late eighteenth century country house, was built for Alexander Murray to replace an earlier house or castle dating from 1646.^[3]

In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 4 houses^[4] and 26 inhabitants^[5] in the townland.