Newtown, County Westmeath (civil parish) explained

Newtown
Settlement Type:Civil parish
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Newtown within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates:53.3844°N -7.3978°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:N401372

Newtown [1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 16.02km (09.95miles) south of Mullingar.

Newtown is one of eight civil parishes in the barony of Moycashel in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 10248.8acres.

Newtown civil parish comprises three population centres – Ballynagore; Killavally; and Tyrrellspass (barony of Fartullagh) – and 24 townlands: Aghanamanagh aka Commeenlonagh; Aghyrassy; Ardmorney; Ballykilmore; Ballymachugh; Cloncrow; Cloncullen; Clonyhague; Cornaher; Cumminstown, Cumminstown; Garryduff, Garryduff; Higginstown, Higginstown; Kilcloghan; Killavally; Knockmore; Knockycosker; Loughanlewnaght; Newtownlow; Rahinashene and Spittaltown; Rahinashurock; Rahincuill; Rahinmore; Rathgarrett; and Torque. The townlands of Ballykilmore, Rahincuill and Rathgarrett are in the barony of Fartullagh.

The neighbouring civil parishes are: Castlelost and Clonfad (both in the barony of Fartullagh) to the north, Croghan (County Offaly) to the east, Rahugh (barony of Moycashel) to the south, Kilbeggan (Moycashel) to the west and Castletownkindalen to the west and north.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.logainm.ie/2486.aspx Newtown civil parish
  2. http://www.townlands.ie/westmeath/newtown/ Newtown civil parish, Co. Westmeath
  3. http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/town_new2.php?MODE=search&TOWNLAND=&SORTBY=townland&METHOD=exact&COUNTY=Westmeath&BARONY=&METHOD1=exact&PARISH=Newtown&METHOD2=exact&PLU=&METHOD3=exact&PROVINCE= Newtown civil parish, Co. Westmeath