Loughanstown, Portnashangan

Loughanstown is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 6.83 kilometres (4 mi) north of Mullingar.

Loughanstown
Townland
Loughanstown
Location of Loughanstown within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°35′10″N 7°21′13″W
Country Republic of Ireland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Irish grid referenceN428597

Loughanstown is one of 8 townlands of the civil parish of Portnashangan in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 357 acres (1.44 km2). The southern boundary of the townland includes the majority of Scragh Bog.

The neighbouring townlands are: Down and Rathlevanagh to the north, Garrysallagh to the east, Ballynagall to the south and Portnashangan to the west.[1][2]

In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 12 houses[3] and 50 inhabitants[4] in the townland.

References
  1. Loughanstown Townland, Co. Westmeath Townlands.ie Retrieved on 22 June 2015.
  2. Loughanstown Townland, Co. Westmeath IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 22 June 2015.
  3. Houses in Loughanstown. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 22 June 2015.
  4. Inhabitants in Loughanstown. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 22 June 2015.
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