Piercetown | |
Settlement Type: | Civil parish |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Piercetown within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland |
Coordinates: | 53.5611°N -7.6206°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: | N251568 |
Piercetown [1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 18.69km (11.61miles) west–north–west of Mullingar. It was formerly often spelled Pierstown.
Piercetown is one of 9 civil parishes in the barony of Rathconrath in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 3695.8acres.
Piercetown civil parish comprises 16 townlands: Aghnabohy, Ballincurra, Ballymaglavy, Curraghboy, Fiveacres, Glebe, Kilgawny, Kilphierish, Malthousepark, Piercetown, Rath (Malone), Rathcogue, Relick (Longworth), Relick (Malone), Williamstown and Williamstown New.
The neighbouring civil parishes are: Kilmacnevan to the north, Rathconrath to the east, Ballymorin to the south, Templepatrick to the south–west and Abbeyshrule and Forgney (both County Longford) to the north–west.[1] [2] [3]