Athlone in County Westmeath, Leinster, Ireland — Mid-East (and Dublin)

Wilmot Coat Of Arms/Armas Wilmot

17th c.

Wilmot Coat Of Arms/<lang=ga>Armas Wilmot</lang=ga> Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 4, 2025

1. Wilmot Coat Of Arms/Armas Wilmot Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

[Title is text]

Erected by Athlone Town Council/Comhaire Bhaile Átha Luain.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 53° 25.427′ N, 7° 56.352′ W. Marker is in Athlone, Leinster, in County Westmeath. It is at the intersection of Church Street and Lloyd's Lane, on the right when traveling west on Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Church Street, Athlone, Leinster N37 AP59, Ireland. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Hidden Heartlands. Globally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

on the Island of Ireland,

on the Celtic Fringe,

in the European Union,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Irish Republican Army Athlone Brigade Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Richard Grace (within shouting distance of this marker); The Wife of Dean Goldsmith / Bean chéile Dean Goldsmith (within shouting distance of this marker); The Franciscans in Athlone (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Methodist Church/Séipéal Na Meitidisteach

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(about 120 meters away); Ireland's Hidden HEARTLANDS (about 210 meters away); The Great Siege of Athlone 1691 / Remains of the Elizabethan Bridge / River Shannon and Navigation (about 210 meters away); Clonmacnoise (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Athlone.

Regarding Wilmot Coat Of Arms/Armas Wilmot. The Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Assessment (Westmeath County Council, 2021), Archeological Site WM029-042037, states:

The Wilmot Plaque which was located to the rear of the property but was moved to its current location as a result of the development works carried out in 2006 to the rear of the property. Seventeenth century armorial plaque (dims. H 0.8m, Wth 0.6m) located over doorway of building on N side of Church Street opposite building immediately W of Lloyd's Lane. Rectangular plaque decorated with an achievement of arms in relief. Heater-shaped shield with a mantling consisting of a torn and folded parchment decorated with rosettes. Three eagles heads couped and three scallops per fess. The arms may be those of Charles Wilmot, Lord President of Connacht (1616-25) or Henry Wilmot, Commissioner of the Presidency of Connacht

Wilmot Coat Of Arms/<lang=ga>Armas Wilmot</lang=ga> and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 4, 2025

2. Wilmot Coat Of Arms/Armas Wilmot and Marker

(1644).

Wilmot Coat Of Arms/<lang=ga>Armas Wilmot</lang=ga> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 4, 2025

3. Wilmot Coat Of Arms/Armas Wilmot

Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.