Donore, County Westmeath

Donore is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 13.24 kilometres (8 mi) north of Mullingar.

Donore
Townland
Donore
Location of Donore within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°38′29″N 7°23′11″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Irish grid referenceN406658

Donore is one of 14 townlands of the civil parish of Multyfarnham in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 732.36 acres (2.9638 km2).

The neighbouring townlands are: Ballynakill to the east, Tober to the south–east, Froghanstown and Multyfarnham to the south and Ballynaclonagh and Soho to the west.[1][2]

In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 5 houses[3] and 25 inhabitants[4] in the townland.

Donore House, home to the Nugent family, was the largest estate in the area. It was sold to the Land Commission and the main house was demolished in the 1970s.[5][6]

References
  1. Donore Townland, Co. Westmeath Townlands.ie Retrieved on 12 August 2015.
  2. Donore Townland, Co. Westmeath IreAtlas Townland Data Base. Retrieved on 12 August 2015.
  3. Houses in Donore. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 12 August 2015.
  4. Inhabitants in Donore. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 12 August 2015.
  5. (Donore,) County Westmeath National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Retrieved 12 August 2015
  6. Donore House Ask about Ireland Retrieved 12 August 2015


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