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 | |
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  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 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Westmeath |
| Irish grid reference | N463656 |
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 edit
- ^ a b Faughalstown civil parish The Placename Database of Ireland. Retrieved on 19 July 2015.
- ^ Faughalstown civil parish townlands.ie Retrieved on 19 July 2015.
- ^ Faughalstown civil parish The IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved on 19 July 2015
External links edit
- Faughalstown civil parish at the IreAtlas Townland Data Base
- Faughalstown civil parish at townlands.ie
- Faughalstown civil parish at The Placename Database of Ireland
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