Down, County Westmeath Explained

Down
Settlement Type:Townland
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Down within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates:53.5983°N -7.3508°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:N430611

Down is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 8.17km (05.08miles) north of Mullingar.

Down is one of 11 townlands of the civil parish of Tyfarnham in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 181acres. The River Gaine, forming the eastern boundary of the townland, is a tributary of the River Inny.

The neighbouring townlands are: Tyfarnham to the north, Galmoylestown Lower to the east, Garrysallagh and Loughanstown to the south and Knightswood and Rathlevanagh to the west.[1] [2]

In the 1911 census of Ireland there was 1 house[3] and 3 inhabitants[4] in the townland.

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Notes and References

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