Rathowen
Ráth Eoghain | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 St Thomas' Church | |
  Rathowen Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°39′36″N 7°31′12″W / 53.66000°N 7.52000°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Westmeath |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Longford–Westmeath |
| • EU Parliament | Midlands–North-West |
| Population (2016)[1] | 150 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N317678 |
Rathowen (Irish: Ráth Eoghain, meaning 'Eoghan's ringfort')[2] is a small village in County Westmeath, Ireland, on the N4 national primary route. Rathowen was designated as a census town by the Central Statistics Office for the first time in the 2016 census,[3] at which time it had a population of 150 people.[1]
The village is around 20 km northwest of Mullingar, 20 km southeast of Longford Town, and 100 km northwest of Dublin city centre.
Transport
Street and Rathowen railway station was opened on 1 August 1877 and finally closed on 17 June 1963.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Rathowen (Census Town) Ireland". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ↑ "Ráth Eoghain / Rathowen". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ↑ "Census of Population 2016 - Profile 2 Population Distribution and Movement". cso.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
26 new census towns were created for the 2016 Census [..including..] Rathowen
- ↑ "Street and Rathowen station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
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