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In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Mullaghmore like this:
MULLAGHMORE, a peninsulated district, in the parish of AHAMPLISH, barony of LOWER CARBERY, county of SLIGO, and province of CONNAUGHT, 9 miles (N.) from Sligo: the population is returned with the parish. This place, which is situated on the northwestern coast, near Milkhaven, and includes several small villages, has been greatly improved by Viscount Palmerston, who has built here a commodious quay, from which the inhabitants export corn and other agricultural produce; and has also expended considerable sums in reclaiming the neighbouring bogs, and in planting the loose sands with that species of grass called "bent," which alone will take root, and render them in due time a firm and solid beach. ...
His lordship has built several neat houses for the reception of families during the bathing season; and a new town is rapidly springing up near the quay, which will soon supersede the villages of Ballintample and Grange.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Mullaghmore, in and County Sligo | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/29570
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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