Ballinphort is 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 ...
in
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 ...
,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. It is located about north 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 ...
.
Ballinphort is one of 14 townlands of the civil parish of
Multyfarnham
Multyfarnham or Multyfarnam () is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland.
History
First founded in 1268, the Franciscan monastery at Multyfarnham is still home to a community of friars. During the English conquest of Ireland in the 17th cent ...
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 ...
of
Corkaree
Corkaree () is a barony in north County Westmeath, in the Republic of Ireland. It was formed by 1672.[Corkaree< ...](_blank)
in the
Province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
of
Leinster
Leinster ( ; ga, Laighin or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, situated in the southeast and east of Ireland. The province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of Ir ...
. The townland covers .
The neighbouring townlands are:
Ballynakill
Ballinakill () is a small village in County Laois, Ireland on the R432 regional road between Abbeyleix, Ballyragget and Castlecomer, County Kilkenny. As of the 2016 census, there were 445 people living in Ballinakill.
History
From 1613 unti ...
to the north–west,
Ballinriddera
Ballinriddera is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north of Mullingar.
Ballinriddera is one of 14 townlands of the civil parish of Multyfarnham in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster.
The townland cove ...
to the south–east,
Lismalady
Lismalady is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north of Mullingar.
Lismalady is one of 14 townlands of the civil parish of Multyfarnham in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers .
The ...
to the south–west and
Tober to the west.
In the
1911 census of Ireland there were 3 houses and 19 inhabitants
Inhabitants in Ballinphort
''Census of Ireland 1911''. Retrieved on 8 August 2015. in the townland.
References
External links
Map of Ballinphort
at openstreetmap.org
Ballinphort
at the IreAtlas Townland Data Base
Ballinphort
at Townlands.ie
Ballinphort
at The Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands of County Westmeath
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