Faughalstown

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

Fochla
Faughalstown
Location of Faughalstown within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°38′20″N 7°17′58″W
Country Republic of Ireland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Irish grid referenceN463656

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. 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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