Lough Iron
Lough Iron is a small lake on the River Inny, in County Westmeath, Ireland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tristernagh Abbey and Wilson’s Hospital School.
Tristernagh Abbey
Ruins
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
Tristernagh Abbey, also known as the Priory of Kilbixy or Kilbisky, Tristernagh Priory, or the priory of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Tristernagh, is a ruined Augustinian monastery in the townland of Tristernagh in the barony of Kilbixy in County Westmeath, Ireland.
Wilson’s Hospital School
School
Photo: Brian Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wilson's Hospital School is a Church of Ireland co-educational boarding school in County Westmeath, Ireland. Founded in 1761, it is Westmeath's oldest school, and is housed in a protected Georgian building near the village of Multyfarnham, 11 km north-west of Mullingar. Wilson’s Hospital School is situated 3½ km east of Lough Iron.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballynacarrigy and Multyfarnham.
Ballynacarrigy
Village
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Ballynacargy, or Ballinacarrigy, is a small village in County Westmeath, Ireland. 15 km north-west of Mullingar, it is on the Royal Canal and the R393 road. Ballynacarrigy is situated 5 km west of Lough Iron.
Multyfarnham
Village
Multyfarnham is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 11.7 kilometres north of Mullingar. Multyfarnham is one of 14 townlands of the civil parish of Multyfarnham in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. Multyfarnham is situated 6 km northeast of Lough Iron.
Rathowen
Village
Photo: Cqui, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rathowen is a small village in County Westmeath, Ireland, on the N4 national primary route. Rathowen was designated as a census town by the Central Statistics Office for the first time in the 2016 census, at which time it had a population of 150 people. Rathowen is situated 7 km northwest of Lough Iron.
Lough Iron
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake on the River Inny, Ireland
- Categories: geographical feature, lagoon, and body of water
- Location: County Westmeath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Lough Iron” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lough Iron”
- Irish: “Loch Iarainn”
- Turkish: “Lough Iron”
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