St. Feighin's

St. Feighin's is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 18.51 kilometres (12 mi) north–north–east of Mullingar.

For the 7th-century Irish saint, see Féchín of Fore.

St. Feighin's
Civil parish
St. Feighin's
Location of St. Feighin's within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°40′48″N 7°14′32″W
Country Republic of Ireland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Irish grid referenceN501702

St. Feighin's is one of 8 civil parishes in the barony of Fore in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 10,865.7 acres (43.972 km2).

St. Feighin's civil parish comprises 20 townlands: Ballany, Barbavilla Demesne, Ben, Benisonlodge or Bratty, Bratty or Benisonlodge, Carpenterstown, Clonnageeragh, Collinstown, Corbally, Deerpark, Fore, Gillardstown, Hammondstown and Tonaghmore, Hilltown, Lakill and Moortown, Loughanavagh or Newpark, Loughpark, Moortown and Lakill, Newpark or Loughanavagh, Ranaghan, Templanstown, Tonaghmore and Hammondstown, Tonashammer and Windtown

The neighbouring civil parishes are: Killeagh and Moylagh (both County Meath) and Foyran to the north, Kilcumny and St. Mary's to the east, Killulagh and Kilpatrick to the south, Faughalstown to the south and west and Rathgarve to the west.[1][2][3]

References
  1. St. Feighin's civil parish The Placename Database of Ireland. Retrieved on 19 July 2015
  2. St. Feighin's civil parish townlands.ie Retrieved on 18 July 2015.
  3. St. Feighin's civil parish The IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved on 18 July 2015
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