Piercefield | |
Settlement Type: | Townland |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kilpatrick within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland |
Coordinates: | 53.5925°N -7.4497°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: | N365604 |
Piercefield [1] is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 10km (10miles) north–west of Mullingar. The name Piercefield also applies to the neighbouring townland of Piercefield (or Templeoran).
Piercefield is one of 8 townlands of the civil parish of Portnashangan, in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 255acres. The neighbouring townlands are: Farrow and Rathbennett to the north, Grangegeeth and Mountmurray to the east and Piercefield (or Templeoran) to the south.[2] [3]
In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 3 houses[4] and 15 inhabitants[5] in the townland.