Grangegeeth 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 ...
.
Grangegeeth 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:
Mountmurray to the north,
Balrath to the south,
Piercefield or Templeoran to the south–west and
Piercefield to the north–west. The western boundary of the townland is formed by the L1804
local primary road.
In the
1911 census of Ireland there were 4 houses and 12 inhabitants
Inhabitants in Grangegeeth
''Census of Ireland 1911''. Retrieved on 22 August 2015. in the townland.
References
External links
Map of Grangegeeth at openstreetmap.orgGrangegeeth at The IreAtlas Townland Data BaseGrangegeeth at Townlands.ie Grangegeeth at the Placenames Database of Ireland
{{County Westmeath
Townlands of County Westmeath