Rathowen ()
is a small village in
County Westmeath
"Noble above nobility"
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,
Ireland, on the
N4 national primary route. Rathowen was designated as a
census town
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India
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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, 20 km southeast of
Longford Town, and 100 km northwest of
Dublin city centre.
Transport
Street and Rathowen railway station
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was opened on 1 August 1877 and finally closed on 17 June 1963.
See also
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List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
Towns and villages in County Westmeath
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