Piercefield, County Westmeath

This article is about the townland in Portnashangan civil parish. For other uses, see Piercefield.

Piercefield
Baile Phiarais
Townland
Piercefield is located in Ireland
Piercefield
Piercefield
Location of Kilpatrick within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°35′33″N 7°26′59″W / 53.59250°N 7.44972°W / 53.59250; -7.44972
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Irish grid referenceN365604

Piercefield (Irish: Baile Phiarais)[1] is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) north–west of Mullingar. The name Piercefield also applies to the neighbouring townland of Piercefield (or Templeoran).

Piercefield is one of 8 townlands of the civil parish of Portnashangan, in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 255 acres (1.03 km2). The neighbouring townlands are: Farrow and Rathbennett to the north, Grangegeeth and Mountmurray to the east and Piercefield (or Templeoran) to the south.[2][3]

In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 3 houses[4] and 15 inhabitants[5] in the townland.

  1. ^ Piercefield Townland Logainm.ie Retrieved on 9 June 2015.
  2. ^ Piercefield Townland, Co. Westmeath Townlands.ie Retrieved on 9 June 2015.
  3. ^ Piercefield Townland, Co. Westmeath The IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 9 June 2015.
  4. ^ Houses in Piercefield. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 9 June 2015.
  5. ^ Inhabitants in Piercefield. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 9 June 2015.