Fore has an area of 49,056 acres, making it the largest barony in Westmeath but placing it among the smaller baronies in Ireland. Mullaghmeen, the highest point in Westmeath is located in Fore and at 261 metres (856 ft) is the lowest county high point in Ireland. The barony contains three large lakes, Lough Derravaragh, Lough Sheelin and Lough Lene and the River Inny flows through the barony before it connects to the River Shannon. The barony borders the counties of Cavan, Longford and Meath.
Civil parishes of the baronyEdit
This table[1] lists an historical geographical sub-division of the barony known as the civil parish (not to be confused with an Ecclesiastical parish).
fore, barony, county, westmeath, fore, irish, baile, fhobhair, barony, northern, county, westmeath, ireland, formed, 1672, fore, baile, fhobhairtownlocation, fore, westmeathforelocation, irelandcoordinates, 313countryirelandprovinceleinstercountywestmeatharea,. Fore Irish Baile Fhobhair is a barony in northern County Westmeath Ireland It was formed by 1672 Fore Baile FhobhairTownLocation of Fore on a map of WestmeathForeLocation in IrelandCoordinates 53 42 43 N 7 18 47 W 53 712 N 7 313 W 53 712 7 313CountryIrelandProvinceLeinsterCountyWestmeathArea Total199 km2 77 sq mi Time zoneUTC 0 WET Summer DST UTC 1 IST WEST Irish Grid ReferenceN453738 Contents 1 Geography 2 Civil parishes of the barony 3 Towns and villages 4 Places of interest 5 References 6 External linksGeography EditFore has an area of 49 056 acres making it the largest barony in Westmeath but placing it among the smaller baronies in Ireland Mullaghmeen the highest point in Westmeath is located in Fore and at 261 metres 856 ft is the lowest county high point in Ireland The barony contains three large lakes Lough Derravaragh Lough Sheelin and Lough Lene and the River Inny flows through the barony before it connects to the River Shannon The barony borders the counties of Cavan Longford and Meath Civil parishes of the barony EditThis table 1 lists an historical geographical sub division of the barony known as the civil parish not to be confused with an Ecclesiastical parish Name in English Name in IrishFaughalstown FochlaFoyran FaobhranKilpatrick Cill PhadraigLickbla Mayne MaigheanRathgarve Rath GarbhSt Feighin s St Mary s Towns and villages EditCastlepollard Collinstown Coole Crookedwood Finnea ForePlaces of interest EditFore Abbey Benedictine Abbey from 630 A D Lough Lene a scenic 5 square kilometres 1 9 sq mi lough Lough Derravaragh a 12 square kilometres 4 6 sq mi lough shaped somewhat like Italy popular angling destination Lough Sheelin a 19 square kilometres 7 3 sq mi lough largest lake in Westmeath Mullaghmeen Highest point in Westmeath Ranaghan ringfort location Tullynally Castle historic castle Castlepollard largest urban area in ForeReferences Edit Civil parishes of the barony of Fore Placenames Database of Ireland Retrieved on 22 July 2015External links Edit 1 2 Ireland portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fore barony County Westmeath amp oldid 1010324329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
