Kilpatrick () 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 ...
. The name Kilpatrick also applies to four other townlands in County Westmeath.
Kilpatrick is one of 15 townlands of the
civil parish
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of
Leny, 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
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:
Fulmort,
Heathland
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and
Leny to the north,
Ballynafid and
Clanhugh Demesne
Clanhugh Demesne () is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–west of Mullingar.
Clanhugh Demesne is one of 15 townlands of the civil parish of Leny in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster
Leins ...
to the east,
Mountmurray to the south and
Rathbennett to the west. The south-east boundary of the townland is formed by part of 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 ...
.
In the
1911 census of Ireland there were 12 houses and 42 inhabitants
Inhabitants in Kilpatrick
''Census of Ireland 1911''. Retrieved on 6 June 2015. in the townland.
References
External links
Kilpatrick at the IreAtlas Townland Data BaseKilpatrick at Townlands.ieKilpatrick at Logainm.ie
Townlands of County Westmeath
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