Ballinalack () is a village and a

townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...

County Westmeath "Noble above nobility" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Westmeath.svg , subdivision_type = Sovereign state, Country , subdivision_name = Republic of Ireland, Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Provinces o ...

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. It is located about north–west of

Mullingar Mullingar ( ; ) is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. It is the third most populous town in the Midland Region, with a population of 20,928 in the 2016 census. The Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543 proclaimed Westmeat ...

. Ballinalack is one of 15 townlands of the

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of Leny in the

barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron * Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron * Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...

Corkaree Corkaree () is a barony in north County Westmeath, in the Republic of Ireland. It was formed by 1672.Corkaree< ...

in the

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. The townland covers . The River Inny meanders past forming the western boundary of the townland. The neighbouring townlands are: Cappagh to the north, Carrick and

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to the east,

Cullenhugh Cullenhugh is a townland in County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located about north–west of Mullingar on the northeastern shore of Lough Iron. The River Inny (Leinster), River Inny forms its northwestern boundary. Cullenhugh ...

and

Glebe Glebe (; also known as church furlong, rectory manor or parson's close(s))McGurk 1970, p. 17 is an area of land within an ecclesiastical parish used to support a parish priest. The land may be owned by the church, or its profits may be reserved ...

to the south and

Joanstown Joanstown is a townland in County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located about north–west of Mullingar. Joanstown is one of 26 townlands of the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Rathaspick, County Westmeath (civil par ...

to the west. In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 24 houses and 105 inhabitantsInhabitants in Ballinalack and Ballinalack town
''Census of Ireland 1911''. Retrieved on 6 June 2015. in the townland, mostly centred in the village.

References

External links

Ballinalack at the IreAtlas Townland Data BaseBallinalack at Townlands.ieBallinalack at Logainm.ie
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