placenames1901 census
15People recorded
3Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Hough 6
- Dillon 5
- Meara 2
- Ryan 2
Montpelier
Montpelier’s bridge and twentieth-century oratory record different kinds of connection on the Limerick bank of the Shannon.
Recorded locationMontpelier52.74825° N · 8.49565° 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
- Montpelier · Irish · main form · validated name
- Montpelier · English · main form
Place & story
The bridge across the county boundary
O’Brien’s Bridge links Montpelier with County Clare across the Shannon. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records limestone construction in phases around 1750 and 1840, replacing an early sixteenth-century crossing. Its round-headed arches have dressed stone surrounds, and pointed cutwaters project from the piers. The survey suggests that some earlier fabric may remain, without treating that possibility as certain. [2]
From school ground to oratory
Saint Theresa’s Oratory stands on the site of the old national school in Montpelier. Bishop Michael A Harty dedicated and opened it in May 1989. The diocesan account places it within Castleconnell and Ahane parish, preserving a specific link between the locality’s former school site and its later place of worship. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Limerick
- Barony
- Clanwilliam
- Civil parish
- Stradbally
- Coordinates
- 52.74825, -8.49565
- Mapped area
- 1.07 km²
- Logainm ID
- 31391 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
21People recorded
4Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Dillon 8
- Haugh 4
- Ryan 4
- O Meara 2
- Cleary 1
1926 census
18People recorded
5Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Dillon 7
- Butler 4
- Hough 3
- Bourke 2
- Goggin 1
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Montpelier. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- O’Brien’s Bridge, Montpelier, NIAH21900107 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Saint Theresa’s Oratory, Mountpelier · Diocese of Killaloe
- 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 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.