Portnashangan | |
Settlement Type: | Civil parish |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Portnashangan within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland |
Coordinates: | 53.5842°N -7.3803°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: | N411595 |
Portnashangan [1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 7km (04miles) north-north–west of Mullingar on both sides of Lough Owel.
Portnashangan is one of 8 civil parishes in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 3621.8acres.
Portnashangan civil parish comprises 8 townlands: Ballynafid, Ballynagall Clanhugh Demesne, Loughanstown, Mountmurray, Piercefield, Portnashangan and Rathlevanagh. Of these, Mountmurray and Piercefield lie west of Lough Owel, the others to the east of the lake. The two parts of the parish have no land connection and are separated by the area of Leny parish.
The neighbouring civil parishes are: Stonehall and Tyfarnham to the north, Rathconnell (barony of Moyashel and Magheradernon) to the east, Mullingar (Moyashel and Magheradernon) and Portloman to the south and Leny to the east.[2] [3]