Portloman (Irish: Port Lomáin)[1] is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 6.24 kilometres (4 mi) north–west of Mullingar on the southwestern shore of Lough Owel.
Portloman
Port Lomáin | |
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 Church ruin and graveyard in the north of Portloman townland | |
  Portloman Location of Portloman within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°33′50″N 7°24′45″W / 53.56389°N 7.41250°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Westmeath |
| Irish grid reference | N389572 |
Portloman is one of 8 townlands of the civil parish of Portloman in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 289.44 acres (1.1713 km2). The neighbouring townlands are: Wattstown to the north, Ballard to the south, Scurlockstown to the west and Monroe to the north–west.[2][3] The eastern boundary of the townland is formed by the shoreline of Lough Owel and the small island of Carrickphilbin.
In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 5 houses[4] and 17 inhabitants[5] in the townland; 1 house was unoccupied.
References
edit- ^ Portloman Townland, Co. Westmeath Placenames Database of Ireland Retrieved on 23 August 2015.
- ^ Portloman Townland, Co. Westmeath Townlands.ie Retrieved on 23 August 2015.
- ^ Portloman Townland, Co. Westmeath The IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 23 August 2015.
- ^ Houses in Portloman. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 23 August 2015.
- ^ Inhabitants in Portloman. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 23 August 2015.
External links
edit- Map of Portloman at openstreetmap.org
- Portloman at The IreAtlas Townland Data Base
- Portloman at Townlands.ie
- Portloman at the Placenames Database of Ireland
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