Ballyboy 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 ...
.
Ballyboy 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:
Lugnagullagh to the north,
Ballard to the east,
Walshestown North to the south–east,
Slane More to the south–west and
Slane Beg to the west.
In the
1911 census of Ireland
The 1911 census of Ireland was the last census that covered the whole island of Ireland and of the 26 counties that form the Republic of Ireland. Censuses were taken at ten-year intervals from 1821 onwards, but the 1921 census was cancelled due ...
there were 2 houses and 10 inhabitants
Inhabitants in Ballyboy
''Census of Ireland 1911''. Retrieved on 24 August 2015. in the townland.
References
External links
Map of Ballyboy at openstreetmap.orgBallyboy at The IreAtlas Townland Data BaseBallyboy at Townlands.ieBallyboy at the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands of County Westmeath
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