Johnstown is a
townland
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in
County Westmeath
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, Ireland. It is located about north‑west of
Mullingar
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The Counties of M ...
.
Johnstown is one of 12 townlands of the
civil parish
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of
Templeoran in the
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of
Moygoish
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'townlands.ie'' Retri ...
in the
Province
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of
Leinster
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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:
Ballyedward
In Ireland Counties are divided into Civil Parishes and Parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of townlands in County Antrim, Northern Ireland:
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Acravally, Aganlane (also known as Parkmore), Aghaboy, ...
to the north,
Wattstown
Wattstown () is a village located in the Rhondda Valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Located in the Rhondda Fach valley it is a district of the community of Ynyshir. Prior to mid 19th century industrialisation the area wa ...
to the north–east,
Monroe
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to the north–east,
Monroe or Johnstown (Nugent) to the east,
Scurlockstown and
Lugnagullagh to the south–east,
Slane Beg to the south,
Sonna Demesne to the west and
Piercefield or Templeoran to the north–east.
In the
1911 census of Ireland there were 18 houses and 74 inhabitants
Inhabitants in Johnstown
''Census of Ireland 1911''. Retrieved on 14 September 2015. in the townland.
References
External links
Johnstown at openstreetmap.orgJohnstown at the IreAtlas Townland Data BaseJohnstown at Townlands.ieJohnstown at The Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands of County Westmeath
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