Ballard is a
townland
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in
County Westmeath
County Westmeath (; or simply ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It formed part of the historic Kingdom of ...
, Ireland. 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, Ireland, Midland Region, with a population of 22,667 in the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census.
The Counties of M ...
.
Ballard is one of 8 townlands of the
civil parish
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of
Portloman
Portloman () is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–west of Mullingar on the southwestern shore of Lough Owel.
Portloman is one of 8 townlands of the civil parish of Portloman in the barony of Corkaree in the P ...
in the
barony Barony may refer to:
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* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
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of
Corkaree
Corkaree () is a Barony (Ireland), barony in north County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It was formed by 1672.[Province
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of
Leinster
Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland.
The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, which existed during Gaelic Ireland. Following the 12th-century ...
. The townland covers . The neighbouring townlands are:
Portloman
Portloman () is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–west of Mullingar on the southwestern shore of Lough Owel.
Portloman is one of 8 townlands of the civil parish of Portloman in the barony of Corkaree in the P ...
to the north,
Tullaghan
Tullaghan () is the most northerly village in County Leitrim, Ireland. Lying at the northern end of Glenade, Tullaghan is in the parish of and is part of the Manorhamilton electoral area.
Geography
Tullaghan is located on the N15 road (Irel ...
to the east and south,
Walshestown North to the south,
Ballyboy
Ballyboy or Ballaboy () is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is about two kilometres east of Kilcormac. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.
Prior to the Plantations of Ireland, Ballyboy was ruled by O'Molloy in a territor ...
to the west and
Lugnagullagh and
Scurlockstown to the north–west. The north–eastern boundary of the townland is formed by the shoreline of
Lough Owel
Lough Owel () is a mesotrophic lough in the Midlands of Ireland, situated north of Mullingar, the county town of Westmeath. It has a maximum depth of . Water from Lough Owel feeds the Royal Canal, a canal crossing Ireland from Dublin to the ...
and the small island of Browns or Grania's Island.
In the
1911 census of Ireland there were 5 houses and 23 inhabitants
Inhabitants in Portloman
''Census of Ireland 1911''. Retrieved on 23 August 2015. in the townland.
References
External links
Map of Ballard at openstreetmap.orgBallard at The IreAtlas Townland Data BaseBallard at Townlands.ieBallard at the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands of County Westmeath
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