Mountainpark
Mountainpark, in Irish “Páirc an tSléibhe”, is in the Electoral division of Ballynagar and is 172.68 acres or 69.88 hectares in size.
Mountainpark borders Ballygowan, Cappagh, Cappaghcon, Coarseparks and Drumminnamuckla North.
What we recorded
- Houses
- 2
Map
Houses
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Burke’s House | The family were evicted from here. There are 6 houses in this area that were evicted during the famine. |
| Maher’s House |
Population
In the 1841 census there were 21 people and 4 houses, and in the 1851 census there were 28 people and 4 houses. Griffith’s Valuation recorded 3 houses, 3 landholders and a commonage. The 1840 map shows up to 14 houses or outbuildings, and local research tells of a cluster of 6 houses in the southern end from which people were evicted during the 1840s.
Land and Household Records
Landholders and heads of household recorded in the Tithe Applotment Books, Griffith’s Valuation, and the 1901, 1911 and 1926 censuses.
Tithe Applotment Books, 1834
Not yet compiled.
Griffith’s Valuation, 1856
Not yet compiled.
1901 census
Not yet compiled.
1911 census
Not yet compiled.
1926 census
No returns.