Turgesius Island
The principal island on Lough Lene is named after Turgesius who was a Viking leader who is said to have conquered Dublin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Collinstown and Fore.
Collinstown
Village
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Collinstown is a village in north County Westmeath, situated on the R395 regional road overlooking Lough Lene. It lies 18 km northeast of the county town of Mullingar and had a population of 356.
Fore
Village
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Fore is a village, next to the old Benedictine Abbey ruin of Fore Abbey, situated to the north of Lough Lene in County Westmeath, in Ireland. The village, is situated within a valley between two hills: the Hill of Ben, the Hill of Houndslow, and the Ankerland rise area.
Castlepollard
Town
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Castlepollard is a small town in north County Westmeath, Ireland. It lies west of Lough Lene and northeast of Lough Derravaragh and Mullingar. As of the 2022 census, Castlepollard had a population of 1,349 people.
Turgesius Island
- Type: Forest
- Description: island in Leinster, Ireland
- Category: island
- Location: County Westmeath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.6606° or 53° 39′ 38″ northLongitude
-7.2211° or 7° 13′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C5JMQ6H+6GOpenStreetMap ID
way 75768085OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodWikidata ID
Q16848805
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Persian—“Turgesius Island” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “托尔吉修斯岛”
- Chinese: “托爾吉修斯島”
- Dutch: “Turgesius Island”
- Irish: “Inis Turgesius”
- Persian: “تورگسیوس آیلند”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ranaghan and Ballany.
Notable Places Nearby
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