Grange 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 ...
.
Grange is one of 22 townlands of the
civil parish
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of
Kilbixy 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
Moygoish in the
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:
Tristernagh Demesne to the north,
Farrow to the east,
Piercefield or Templeoran to the east,
Ballyhug to the south and
Ballyhoreen and
Tristernagh to the west.
In the
1911 census of Ireland there were 11 houses and 48 inhabitants
Inhabitants in Grange
''Census of Ireland 1911''. Retrieved on 18 June 2015. in the townland.
See also
There are two other townlands called Grange in County Westmeath:
* Grange, Kilcumreragh
* Grange, Lackan
References
External links
Grange at the IreAtlas Townland Data BaseGrange at Townlands.ieGrange at Logainm.ie
Townlands of County Westmeath
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