Portnashangan (Irish: Port na Seangán)[1] is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 6.81 kilometres (4 mi) north–north–west of Mullingar.

Portnashangan
Port na Seangán
Jetty in Portnashangan townland at the eastern shore of Lough Owel
Jetty in Portnashangan townland at the eastern shore of Lough Owel
Portnashangan is located in Ireland
Portnashangan
Portnashangan
Location of Portnashangan within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°35′1″N 7°22′25″W / 53.58361°N 7.37361°W / 53.58361; -7.37361
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Irish grid referenceN415594

Portnashangan is one of 8 townlands of the civil parish of Portnashangan in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 498 acres (2.02 km2). About half of the eastern boundary of the townland includes a strip of Scragh Bog approximately 50m wide.

The neighbouring townlands are: Ballynafid, Knightswood and Rathlevanagh to the north, Loughanstown to the east and Ballynagall, County Westmeath|]] and Culleen More to the south.[2][3]

In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 17 houses[4] and 67 inhabitants[5] in the townland.

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  1. ^ Portnashangan civil parish The Placenames Database of Ireland Retrieved on 22 June 2015.
  2. ^ Portnashangan Townland, Co. Westmeath Townlands.ie Retrieved on 22 June 2015.
  3. ^ Portnashangan Townland, Co. Westmeath IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 22 June 2015.
  4. ^ Houses in Portnashangan. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 22 June 2015.
  5. ^ Inhabitants in Portnashangan. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 22 June 2015.
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