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]