Knockdrin | |
Settlement Type: | Townland |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Knockdrin within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland |
Coordinates: | 53.5761°N -7.3022°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: | N462586 |
Knockdrin [1] is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 6.34km (03.94miles) north–north–east of Mullingar.
Knockdrin spans the civil parishes of Taghmon and Tyfarnham. It is one of the 11 townlands in Taghmon and one of the 11 townlands in Tyfarnham, both in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers approximately 71acres in Taghmon and 58acres in Tyfarnham, a total of 129acres.
The neighbouring townlands are: Garraree, Knockatee and Toberaquill to the north, Brittas to the east, Knockdrin Demesne to the south andKilmaglish to the north–west.[2] [3]
In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 8 houses[4] and 39 inhabitants[5] in the townland.