Abbeyland, County Westmeath Explained

Abbeyland
Settlement Type:Townland
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Abbeyland within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates:53.6308°N -7.3469°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Leinster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:County Westmeath
Blank Name:Irish grid reference
Blank Info:N400644

Abbeyland is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 12km (07miles) north of Mullingar.

Abbeyland is one of 14 townlands of the civil parish of Multyfarnham in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 76.22acres.

The neighbouring townlands are: Multyfarnham to the north and eastRathganny to the south and Ballynaclonagh to the west and north–west.[1] [2]

In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 2 listings for Multyfarnham Friary in Abbeyland; one for 11 Franciscan clergymen and lay-brothers[3] and one for 20 students aged between 14 and 22 years.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.townlands.ie/westmeath/corkaree/multyfarnham/abbeyland/ Abbeyland Townland, Co. Westmeath
  2. http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/town_new2.php?MODE=search&TOWNLAND=Abbeyland&SORTBY=townland&METHOD=exact&COUNTY=&BARONY=&METHOD1=exact&PARISH=Multyfarnham&METHOD2=exact&PLU=&METHOD3=exact&PROVINCE= Abbeyland Townland, Co. Westmeath
  3. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003550739/ Household return (clergy)
  4. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003550736/ College and boarding school return (students)