Delvin (),
[Delvin civil parish](_blank)
''The Placename Database of Ireland.'' Retrieved on 9 July 2015. also known as Castletowndelvin or Castletown Delvin, is a
civil parish
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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–east 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 ...
.
Delvin is one of 7 civil parishes in the
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of
Delvin
Delvin () is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland; it is located on the N52 road at a junction with the N51 to Navan. The town is from Mullingar (along the N52).
The word Delvin comes from Delbhna. That tribe settled in what is present- ...
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 civil parish covers . The largest population centre is the town of
Delvin
Delvin () is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland; it is located on the N52 road at a junction with the N51 to Navan. The town is from Mullingar (along the N52).
The word Delvin comes from Delbhna. That tribe settled in what is present- ...
.
Delvin civil parish comprises 46 townlands:
Addinstown,
Archerstown,
Ballinlig,
Ballinlough (Wadding),
Ballinn,
Ballinure aka Ballyhealy,
Ballinvally, Ballyhealy aka Ballinure,
Ballynaskeagh,
Balrath North,
Balrath South,
Billstown,
Bolandstown,
Brownstown,
Caddagh,
Carnybrogan, Castletowndelvin aka Delvin,
Cavestown and Rosmead,
Clonleame,
Clonmaskill,
Clonmorrill,
Clonnagapple,
Clonyn,
Cockstown,
Crowinstown Great,
Crowinstown Little,
Delvin
Delvin () is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland; it is located on the N52 road at a junction with the N51 to Navan. The town is from Mullingar (along the N52).
The word Delvin comes from Delbhna. That tribe settled in what is present- ...
aka Castletowndelvin,
Dunganstown,
Earlsmeadow aka Lisclogher Little,
Ellenstown,
Grangestown,
Kilgar,
Killadoughran,
Lisclogher Great, Lisclogher Little aka Earlsmeadow,
Loughanstown,
Mabestown,
Martinstown,
Mitchelstown
Mitchelstown () is a town in the north of County Cork, Ireland with a population of over 3,740. It is situated in the valley to the south of the Galtee Mountains. Mitchelstown is 13 km south-west of the Mitchelstown Cave, 53 km nor ...
,
Mooretown,
Moyleroe Big,
Moyleroe Little,
Mullaghcroy,
Newtown,
Printinstown,
Robinstown Great,
Robinstown Little, Rosmead and Cavestown,
Southhill and
Stonestown.
The neighbouring civil parishes are:
Clonarney,
Killallon (
County Meath
County Meath ( ; or simply , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is bordered by County Dublin to the southeast, County ...
) and
Killua to the north,
Athboy
Athboy () is a small agricultural town located in County Meath. The town is located on the ''Yellow Ford River'', in wooded country near the County Westmeath border. It is around 15 km west of Navan and 50 km north-west of Dublin. T ...
and
Kildalkey
Kildalkey or Kildalky () is a village in County Meath, Ireland. It is in the townland and civil parish of Kildalkey, in the barony of Lune. The village is in the Catholic parish of Ballivor Kildalkey in the Diocese of Meath.
Population
The popu ...
(County Meath) to the east,
Killulagh to the south, and
Kilcumny and
St. Marys to the west.
''The IreAtlas Townland Database.'' Retrieved on 9 July 2015
References
Civil parishes of County Westmeath
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