Foyran ( possibly pertaining to a well, ''Tobar''),Foyran civil parish
''The Placename Database of Ireland.'' Retrieved on 19 July 2015. is a historic monument, religious parish, and townland,

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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 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 ...

. Foyran is one of 8 civil parishes 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 Fore in the

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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 civil parish covers . Foyran civil parish comprises the small village of

Finnea Finnea () is a small village in County Westmeath on the border with County Cavan. It straddles the R394 road, in the northern portion of Ireland. Transport Bus Éireann route 447 provides a link to Castlepollard, Crookedwood and Mullingar on ...

and 20 townlands: Ballynascarry,

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, Clareisland or Derrymacegan, Cornacreevy, Derrymacegan or Clareisland,

, Foyran, Lisnugent,

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, Moneybeg,

Mullaghmeen Mullaghmeen (), at , is the county top for Westmeath in Ireland, and is the lowest county top in Ireland. Mullaghmeen is located in the Mullaghmeen Forest, known for having the largest planted beech forest in Europe. Geography Mullaghmeen ...

, Rathshane, Togher, Tonyowen Lower, Tonyowen Upper, Tullyhill, Tullystown and Williamstown. The neighbouring civil parishes are: Ballymachugh, Drumlumman and Kilbride (all

County Cavan County Cavan ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the hi ...

) to the north,

Killeagh Killeagh () is a village in east County Cork, Ireland. It is approximately from Cork (city), Cork city, between Midleton and Youghal on the N25 road (Ireland), N25 national primary road. The village is in a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil par ...

(

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) to the east,

Lickbla Lickbla (pronounced ''Lick-blay,'' in Irish: ''Leicc Bladma'' meaning "Bladma's Leacht or Hearth"), is a historic monument, civil parish, religious parish, and townland, in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north of Mullingar. St. B ...

, Rathgarve and

St. Feighin's St. Feighin's is a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–north–east of Mullingar. St. Feighin's is one of 8 civil parishes in the Barony (Ireland), barony of Fore (barony, County W ...

to the south and

Abbeylara Abbeylara () is a village in the easternmost portion of County Longford, Ireland. It is located about three kilometers east of Granard on the R396 regional road. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Its name is deri ...

(

County Longford County Longford () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford. Longford County Council is the Local government in the Republic ...

) to the west.Foyran civil parish
''The IreAtlas Townland Database.'' Retrieved on 19 July 2015

References

Civil parishes of County Westmeath {{Westmeath-geo-stub