Rathowen ()
is a small village in
County Westmeath,
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 ...
, on the
N4 national primary route. Rathowen was designated as a
census town by the
Central Statistics Office for the first time in the 2016 census, at which time it had a population of 150 people.
The village is around 20 km northwest 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 Westmeath ...
, 20 km southeast of
Longford Town
Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 10,008 according to the 2016 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meet ...
, and 100 km northwest of
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...
city centre.
Transport
Street and Rathowen railway station was opened on 1 August 1877 and finally closed on 17 June 1963.
See also
*
List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
Towns and villages in County Westmeath
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