Portnashangan (civil parish)

Parish in County Westmeath, Ireland

Civil parish in Leinster, Ireland

Portnashangan Port na Seangán
Civil parish
Fields in Mountmurray townland on the northern shores of Lough Owel
PortnashanganLocation of Portnashangan within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°35′3″N 7°22′49″W / 53.58417°N 7.38028°W / 53.58417; -7.38028
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Westmeath
Irish grid reference	N411595

Portnashangan (Irish: Port na Seangán) is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-north–west of Mullingar on both sides of Lough Owel.

Portnashangan is one of 8 civil parishes in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 3,621.8 acres (14.657 km).

Portnashangan civil parish comprises 8 townlands: Ballynafid, Ballynagall Clanhugh Demesne, Loughanstown, Mountmurray, Piercefield, Portnashangan and Rathlevanagh. Of these, Mountmurray and Piercefield lie west of Lough Owel, the others to the east of the lake. The two parts of the parish have no land connection and are separated by the area of Leny parish.

The neighbouring civil parishes are: Stonehall and Tyfarnham to the north, Rathconnell (barony of Moyashel and Magheradernon) to the east, Mullingar (Moyashel and Magheradernon) and Portloman to the south and Leny to the east.

References

Portnashangan civil parish Logainm.ie Retrieved on 12 June 2015.
Portnashangan civil parish, Co. Westmeath Townlands.ie Retrieved on 12 June 2015.
Portnashangan civil parish, Co. Westmeath The IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 12 June 2015.

v t e Places in County Westmeath
County town: Mullingar
Towns	Athlone Kilbeggan Kinnegad Moate Mullingar
Villages	Ballinahown Ballinalack Ballinea Ballykeeran Ballymore Ballynacargy Baylin Castledaly Castlepollard Castletown Geoghegan Clonmellon Collinstown Coole Coralstown Crookedwood Dalystown Delvin Drumcree Drumraney Dysart Finnea Fore Glassan Glencara Horseleap Killucan and Rathwire Loughnavalley Meedin Milltownpass Mount Temple Moyvoughly Multyfarnham Raharney Rathconrath Rathowen Rochfortbridge Rosemount Shandonagh Streamstown Street Tang Tubberclare Tyrrellspass
Baronies	Brawny Clonlonan Corkaree Delvin Farbill Fartullagh Fore Kilkenny West Moyashel and Magheradernon Moycashel Moygoish Rathconrath
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