Newtownforbes
Newtown Forbes is a large village in County Longford, Ireland. It was historically called Lisbrack, an anglicisation of the Irish name. As of the 2022 census, Newtownforbes had a population of 851 people.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 851 residents
- Description: village in Leinster, Ireland
- Also known as: “Lisbrack” and “Newtown Forbes”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pearse Park.
Pearse Park
Pitch
Pearse Park is a GAA stadium in Longford, Ireland. It is the main grounds of Longford's Gaelic football and hurling teams. In December 2011, the stadium was renamed Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, due to sponsorship with Glennon Brothers, a local timber firm. Pearse Park is situated 3½ km southeast of Newtownforbes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Longford and Cloondara.
Longford
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Longford Town is the county town of County Longford. It's a quiet market town with few attractions of its own, but it's a convenient base for visiting for several prehistoric sites.
Cloondara
Village
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Cloondara is a small village in County Longford, Ireland. It is situated just off the N5 road near Termonbarry, where the Royal Canal terminates at the River Shannon. Cloondara is situated 6 km southwest of Newtownforbes.
Tarmonbarry
Village
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Tarmonbarry, officially Termonbarry, is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. 8 km west of Longford town, it is on the River Shannon where it is crossed by the N5 road. Tarmonbarry is situated 6 km southwest of Newtownforbes.
Newtownforbes
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: County Longford, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.76675° or 53° 46′ 0″ northLongitude
-7.83485° or 7° 50′ 5″ westPopulation
851Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)Open location code
9C5JQ588+M3OpenStreetMap ID
node 52259573OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
7870955Wikidata ID
Q3775950
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Newtownforbes” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Newtownforbes”
- Cebuano: “Newtownforbes”
- Dutch: “Newtownforbes”
- German: “Newtown Forbes”
- Irish: “an Lios Breac”
- Irish: “An Lios Breac”
- Japanese: “ニュータウンフォーブス”
- Polish: “Newtownforbes”
- Russian: “Ньютаун-Форбс”
- Spanish: “Newtownforbes”
- Swedish: “Newtownforbes”
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