Castlelost (civil parish) explained

Castlelost
Settlement Type:Civil parish
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Castlelost within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates:53.4136°N -7.2942°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:N469405

Castlelost [1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 12.81km (07.96miles) south of Mullingar.

Castlelost is one of 10 civil parishes in the barony of Fartullagh in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 9444.4acres.

Castlelost civil parish comprises the village of Rochfortbridge and 16 townlands: Castlelost, Castlelost West, Clontytallon, Derry, Farthingstown, Gallstown, Garrane, Gneevebane, Gortumly, Kilbrennan, Kiltotan and Collinstown, Oldtown, Piercetown, and Rahanine.

The neighbouring civil parishes are: Carrick, Kilbride and Pass of Kilbride to the north, Castlejordan (County Meath) to the east, Castlejordan (County Offaly), Croghan (County Offaly) and Newtown to the south and Clonfad to the West.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.logainm.ie/2451.aspx Castlelost civil parish
  2. http://www.townlands.ie/westmeath/castlelost/ Castlelost civil parish, Co. Westmeath
  3. http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/town_new2.php?MODE=search&TOWNLAND=&SORTBY=townland&METHOD=any&COUNTY=Westmeath&BARONY=&METHOD1=any&PARISH=Castlelost&METHOD2=any&PLU=&METHOD3=any&PROVINCE= Castlelost civil parish, Co. Westmeath