Piercetown (Irish: Baile Phiarais)[1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 18.69 kilometres (12 mi) west–north–west of Mullingar. It was formerly often spelled Pierstown.
Piercetown
Baile Phiarais | |
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  Piercetown Location of Piercetown within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°33′40″N 7°37′14″W / 53.56111°N 7.62056°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Westmeath |
| Irish grid reference | N251568 |
Piercetown is one of 9 civil parishes in the barony of Rathconrath in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 3,695.8 acres (14.956 km2).
Piercetown civil parish comprises 16 townlands: Aghnabohy, Ballincurra, Ballymaglavy, Curraghboy, Fiveacres, Glebe, Kilgawny, Kilphierish, Malthousepark, Piercetown, Rath (Malone), Rathcogue, Relick (Longworth), Relick (Malone), Williamstown and Williamstown New.
The neighbouring civil parishes are: Kilmacnevan to the north, Rathconrath to the east, Ballymorin to the south, Templepatrick to the south–west and Abbeyshrule and Forgney (both County Longford) to the north–west.[1][2][3]
References edit
- ^ a b Piercetown civil parish The Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved on 2 August 2015.
- ^ Piercetown civil parish, Co. Westmeath townlands.ie Retrieved on 2 August 2015.
- ^ Piercetown civil parish, Co. Westmeath The IreAtlas Townland Data Base. Retrieved on 2 August 2015.
External links edit
- Piercetown civil parish at the IreAtlas Townland Data Base
- Piercetown civil parish at townlands.ie
- Piercetown civil parish at The Placenames Database of Ireland
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