Monroe, County Westmeath

Monroe
Monroe is located in Ireland
Monroe
Monroe
Location of Monroe within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°34′12″N 7°25′43″W / 53.57000°N 7.42861°W / 53.57000; -7.42861
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Irish grid referenceN378579

Monroe is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 7.49 kilometres (5 mi) north–west of Mullingar.

Monroe is one of 8 townlands of the civil parish of Portloman in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 167 acres (0.68 km2). The neighbouring townlands are: Wattstown to the north, Portloman to the east, Scurlockstown to the south, Monroe or Johnstown (Nugent) to the west and Johnstown to the north–west.[1][2]

In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 3 houses[3] and 11 inhabitants[4] in the townland.

  1. ^ Monroe Townland, Co. Westmeath Townlands.ie Retrieved on 24 August 2015.
  2. ^ Monroe Townland, Co. Westmeath The IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 24 August 2015.
  3. ^ Houses in Monroe. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 24 August 2015.
  4. ^ Inhabitants in Monroe. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 24 August 2015.