Country Canada Rural Municipality Meeting Lake Incorporated (Village) N/A Area 9 ha Local time Tuesday 4:43 AM | Census division 16 Post office Founded May 1, 1907 Incorporated (Town) N/A Population 0 (2011) Province Saskatchewan | |
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Mullingar is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located 25 kilometres south-south west of Spiritwood, 40 kilometres southeast of Glaslyn and about seven kilometres from Rabbit Lake.
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Map of Mullingar, SK, Canada
It was named after the town of Mullingar in Ireland.
History
Mullingar was established in 1909 by Charles and Mark Comerford and their families. They left Eldorado, near Madoc, Ontario, and homesteaded in the Mullingar district in 1906. In 1907, a country post office was erected and the name "Mullingar" was chosen by Mark Comerford; to choose he closed his eyes and pointed to a map of Ireland. Charles Comerford was then the first postmaster of Mullingar. He was also one of the five township organizers to pave the way for its local improvement district, and was Reeve for the RM #466 for 19 years. Mullingar was and still is a farming community. Although the original post office is not there, the postal code and boxes are still used.