Streamstown, County Westmeath Explained

Streamstown
Native Name:Irish: Baile an tSrutháin
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Leinster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Westmeath
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:519 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:53.4415°N -7.5759°W
Elevation M:128
Area Code Type:Telephone area code
Area Code:+353(0)90
Postal Code Type:Eircode routing key
Postal Code:N91
Postal2 Code Type:Postal Sorting Office
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference
Blank Info:N282435

Streamstown is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland. It sits roughly 20 km from the county town of Mullingar. Streamstown was historically called Ballintruhan, which is an anglicisation of its Irish name.[2]

The village is now in decline but once housed a thriving shop and post office, as well as a handball alley and pub. A motor garage was housed in a former blacksmith shop.

A horse named Streamstown competed in the 2002 Grand National Steeplechase, finishing in ninth place.

Streamstown railway station opened on 1 August 1851 and finally closed on 17 June 1963. Midland Great Western Railway from Athlone to Mullingar formed part of the main route between Dublin, County Galway and County Mayo until 1987, when Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) closed the line and severing the rail link between Athlone and Mullingar. This section of rail line has since been developed into the Athlone to Mullingar Cycleway, which opened in October 2015.

Streamstown has a fox hunting club called the Streamstown Harriers, affiliated with the Irish Masters of Harriers Association.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population increases could have political ramifications .
  2. http://www.logainm.ie/52081.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland
  3. Web site: Best day's hunting yet with Streamstown Harriers. Field. The Irish. www.theirishfield.ie. en. 2017-02-06.