Scurlockstown 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 ...
.
Scurlockstown is one of 8 townlands of the
civil parish
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of
Portloman in the
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of
Corkaree
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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:
Monroe
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to the north,
Portloman to the east,
Ballard and
Lugnagullagh to the south,
Johnstown to the south–west and
Monroe or Johnstown (Nugent) to the north–west.
In the
1911 census of Ireland there were 3 houses and 11 inhabitants
Inhabitants in Scurlockstown
''Census of Ireland 1911''. Retrieved on 23 August 2015. in the townland.
There are other townlands with the name Scurlockstown, in County Meath, and County Westmeath.
References
External links
Map of Scurlockstown at openstreetmap.orgScurlockstown at The IreAtlas Townland Data BaseScurlockstown at Townlands.ieScurlockstown at the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands of County Westmeath
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