Balrath, Portloman Explained

Balrath
Settlement Type:Townland
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Balrath within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates:53.5811°N -7.4278°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:N379591

Balrath is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 8.33km (05.18miles) north–west of Mullingar.

Balrath is one of 8 townlands of the civil parish of Portloman in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 279.56acres. The neighbouring townlands are: Mountmurray to the north and east, Wattstown to the south, Ballyedward to the south–west, Piercefield or Templeoran to the west and Grangegeeth to the north–west.[1] [2] Part of the eastern boundary of the townland is formed by the shoreline of Lough Owel, opposite Glassford Island.

In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 7 houses[3] and 17 inhabitants[4] in the townland; 2 of the houses were unoccupied.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.townlands.ie/westmeath/corkaree/portloman/balrath/ Balrath Townland, Co. Westmeath
  2. http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/town_new2.php?MODE=search&TOWNLAND=Balrath&SORTBY=townland&METHOD=any&COUNTY=Westmeath&BARONY=Corkaree&METHOD1=any&PARISH=Portloman&METHOD2=any&PLU=&METHOD3=any&PROVINCE= Balrath Townland, Co. Westmeath
  3. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Westmeath/Portloman/Balrath/ Houses in Balrath
  4. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/results.jsp?census_year=1911&surname=&exact=&firstname=&county19011911=Westmeath&county1821=&county1831=&county1841=&county1851=&townland=Balrath&ded=Portloman&age=&sex=&relationToHead=&religion=&education=&occupation=&marriageStatus=&marriageYears=&childrenBorn=&childrenLiving=&birthplace=&nativeCountry=&language=&deafdumb=&houseNumber=&familiesNumber=&malesNumber=&femalesNumber=&maleServNumber=&femaleServNumber=&estChurchNumber=&romanCatNumber=&presbNumberDiv=&protNumber=&parish=&barony=&yearsMarried=&causeOfDeath=&yearOfDeath=&familyId=&ageInMonths=&search=Search&sort=&pageSize=50 Inhabitants in Balrath