Templeoran

Templeoran
Teampall Odhráin
Townland
Templeoran is located in Ireland
Templeoran
Templeoran
Location of Templeoran within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°35′1″N 7°27′34″W / 53.58361°N 7.45944°W / 53.58361; -7.45944
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Irish grid referenceN358594

Templeoran (Irish: Teampall Odhráin, meaning 'Oran's church')[1] also known as Piercefield or Templeoran is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) north‑west of Mullingar. It should not be confused with Piercefield, a townland in the neighbouring civil parish of Leny.

Templeoran is one of 12 townlands of the civil parish of Templeoran in the barony of Moygoish in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 756.68 acres (3.0622 km2). The neighbouring townlands are: Farrow, Grange and Piercefield to the north, Balrath and Grangegeeth to the east, Ballyedward, Johnstown and Sonna Demesne to the south and Ballyhug to the west.[2][3]

In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 14 houses[4] and 67 inhabitants[5] in the townland.

  1. ^ Templeoran at Logainm.ie Retrieved on 17 June 2015.
  2. ^ Templeoran Townland, Co. Westmeath Townlands.ie Retrieved on 17 June 2015.
  3. ^ Templeoran Townland, Co. Westmeath The IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 17 June 2015.
  4. ^ Houses in Templeoran. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 17 June 2015.
  5. ^ Inhabitants in Templeoran. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 17 June 2015.