Downs (townland, County Westmeath)

Downs
Townland
Downs is located in Ireland
Downs
Downs
Location of Downs within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°35′12″N 7°15′10″W / 53.58667°N 7.25278°W / 53.58667; -7.25278
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Irish grid referenceN495598

Downs is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) north–east of Mullingar, and has an area of approximately 0.73 square kilometres (180.4 acres).[1]

Downs is one of nine townlands in the civil parish of Taghmon in the barony of Corkaree.[2] The modern–day rural community of The Downs is 7.89 kilometres (5 mi) south of this townland and is not to be confused with it.

The neighbouring townlands are: Rathcorbally to the north, Balreagh to the east and south, Clonkill to the south and Monkstown to the west.[1][3]

In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 5 houses[4] and 26 inhabitants[5] in the townland. As of the 2011 census, Downs townland had a population of 12 people in 5 houses.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Downs Townland, Co. Westmeath". Townlands.ie. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish of Taghmon, Co. Westmeath". townlands.ie. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  3. ^ Downs Townland, Co. Westmeath IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 9 September 2015.
  4. ^ Houses in Downs. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 9 September 2015.
  5. ^ Inhabitants in Downs. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 9 September 2015.
  6. ^ "CD172 - Westmeath Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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