Knockdrin
Knockdrin is a townland and electoral division that is 5.6 kilometers northeast of Mullingar, in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is the home of the Westmeath Hunt, and its most notable building is Knockdrin Castle.- Type: Residential building
- Description: castle in Ireland
- Also known as: “Knockdrin Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lough Sheever and Ballynegall House.
Lough Sheever
Lake
Photo: Ccuffe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lough Sheever is a small lake near Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located off the Castlepollard road about 3 kilometres from Mullingar. The lake is popular with anglers, for roach, perch, tench, etc. Boat hire is available. Lough Sheever is situated 3 km south of Knockdrin.
Ballynegall House
House
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Ballynegall House is a ruined Regency-style country house in Ballynagall townland, County Westmeath, Ireland. The house was constructed around 1808 and was designed by the architect Francis Johnston. Ballynegall House is situated 1¼ km west of Knockdrin.
Church Island, Lough Owel
Island
Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church Island, Lough Owel is situated 4 km west of Knockdrin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crookedwood and Mullingar.
Crookedwood
Village
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Crookedwood is a small village in County Westmeath on the R394 regional road. Historically it was called Taghmon, after the townland it occupies. Crookedwood is situated 3½ km northeast of Knockdrin.
Mullingar
Mullingar is the county town of County Westmeath, with a population of 23,000 in 2022. It has nearby lakes for recreation and a grand mansion with a disturbing history.
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 8 km northwest of Knockdrin.
Knockdrin
- Categories: château, castle, building, and historic site
- Location: County Westmeath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.57391° or 53° 34′ 26″ northLongitude
-7.31446° or 7° 18′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C5JHMFP+H6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1108532464OpenStreetMap feature
building=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2969492
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Knockdrin” goes by many names.
- French: “château de Knockdrin”
- French: “Château de Knockdrin”
- French: “Knockdrin”
- German: “Knockdrin Castle”
- Irish: “Caisleán Chnoc Droinne”
- Japanese: “ノックドラン城”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Кнокдрін”
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