Faughalstown

Faughalstown
Fochla
Civil parish
Faughalstown
Location of Faughalstown within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°38′20″N 7°17′58″W / 53.63889°N 7.29944°W / 53.63889; -7.29944Coordinates: 53°38′20″N 7°17′58″W / 53.63889°N 7.29944°W / 53.63889; -7.29944
Country Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Westmeath
Irish grid reference N463656

Faughalstown (Irish: Fochla),[1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 13.04 kilometres (8 mi) north of Mullingar.

Faughalstown is one of 8 civil parishes in the barony of Fore in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 7,001.1 acres (28.332 km2).

Faughalstown civil parish comprises 20 townlands: Ballybeg, Derrynagarragh, Faughalstown, Froghanstown, Gartlandstown, Grangestown, Kiltoom, Milltown, Ranahinch, Ringstown, Streamstown and Templanstown.

The neighbouring civil parishes are: Mayne and Rathgarve to the north, Kilpatrick and St. Feighin's to the east and Taghmon to the south.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Faughalstown civil parish The Placename Database of Ireland. Retrieved on 19 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Faughalstown civil parish townlands.ie Retrieved on 19 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Faughalstown civil parish The IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved on 19 July 2015


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