Abbeyland, County Westmeath
Abbeyland | |
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 Franciscan friary in Abbeyland | |
  Abbeyland Location of Abbeyland within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°37′51″N 7°20′49″W / 53.63083°N 7.34694°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Westmeath |
| Irish grid reference | N400644 |
Abbeyland is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Mullingar.
Abbeyland is one of 14 townlands of the civil parish of Multyfarnham in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 76.22 acres (0.3085 km2).
The neighbouring townlands are: Multyfarnham to the north and east Rathganny to the south and Ballynaclonagh to the west and north–west.[1][2]
In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 2 listings for Multyfarnham Friary in Abbeyland; one for 11 Franciscan clergymen and lay-brothers[3] and one for 20 students aged between 14 and 22 years.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Abbeyland Townland, Co. Westmeath Townlands.ie Retrieved on 6 August 2015.
- ^ Abbeyland Townland, Co. Westmeath IreAtlas Townland Data Base. Retrieved on 6 August 2015.
- ^ Household return (clergy) Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 10 August 2015.
- ^ College and boarding school return (students) Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 10 August 2015.
External links
[edit]- Abbeyland at The Placenames Database of Ireland
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