Turgesius Island
The principal island on Lough Lene is named after Turgesius who was a Viking leader who is said to have conquered Dublin.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Féichín’s Catholic Church and Cloister at Fore Abbey.
Saint Féichín’s Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Olliebailie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Féichín’s Catholic Church is situated 2 km north of Turgesius Island.
Cloister at Fore Abbey
Grassland
Photo: Olliebailie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cloister at Fore Abbey is a grassland, which is situated 2½ km north of Turgesius Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Collinstown and Fore.
Collinstown
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
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.
Drumcree
Village
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Drumcree is a small village in County Westmeath in Ireland on the R395 regional road. This village is part of St Mary's Parish, Collinstown, and a sister parish of St Feichin's, Fore. Drumcree is situated 4½ km southeast of Turgesius Island.
Turgesius Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Leinster, Ireland
- Categories: island, forest, locality, and landform
- Location: County Westmeath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.66058° or 53° 39′ 38″ northLongitude
-7.22113° or 7° 13′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C5JMQ6H+6GOpenStreetMap ID
way 75768085OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletWikidata ID
Q16848805
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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”
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