Retreat () 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 ...

Athlone Athlone (; ) is a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second most populous town in the Midlands Region with a population of ...

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 ...

. The townland is in the

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

of St. Mary's. The townland stands in the east side of the town. The

Athlone to Mullingar Cycleway The Athlone to Mullingar Cycleway (also known as ''Old Rail Trail'') is a long-distance cycling and walking trail in County Westmeath, which forms a section of the Dublin-Galway Greenway. It is a 42 kilometres long rail-trail over the disused ...

passes through the townland, and the

Athlone Community College Athlone Community College is a mixed gender school in the town of Athlone in the Irish Midlands. Athlone Community College consists of a student body of over 1,300 students and employs more than 120 teachers. History Prior to the development o ...

stands in the western area. The townland is bordered by Cloghanboy (Homan) and

Curragh The Curragh ( ; ga, An Currach ) is a flat open plain of almost of common land in County Kildare. This area is well known for Irish horse breeding and training. The Irish National Stud is located on the edge of Kildare town, beside the ...

to the north and west, Collegeland, Kilnafaddoge and

Lissywollen Lissywollen is a townland in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland. The townland is in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of St. Mary's, Athlone (civil parish), St. Mary's. The townland stands in the north of the town. Athlone Town Stadiu ...

to the east and south,

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Townlands of County Westmeath {{Westmeath-geo-stub