Ballynafid
Ballynafid (Irish: Baile na Feide) is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) north–west of Mullingar. This place name is not to be confused with Ballinafid and Ballinafid Lake which are in the neighbouring townland of Knightswood.
Ballynafid
Baile na Feide | |
|---|---|
  Ballynafid Location of Ballynafid within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°35′57″N 7°23′35″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Westmeath |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
| Irish grid reference | N402612 |
Ballynafid is one of 15 townlands of the civil parish of Leny in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 374 acres (1.51 km2), of which 108 acres (0.44 km2) are within the adjacent civil parish of Portnashangan. The neighbouring townlands are: Culleendarragh to the north, Culleenabohoge and Knightswood to the east, Clanhugh Demesne and Portnashangan to the south and Heathland and Kilpatrick to the west.[2][3]
In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 4 houses[4] and 41 inhabitants[5] in the townland.
References
- "Map of Ballynafid".
- Ballynafid Townland, Co. Westmeath Townlands.ie Retrieved on 5 June 2015.
- Ballynafid Townland, Co. Westmeath The IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 5 June 2015.
- Houses in Ballynafid. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 4 June 2015.
- Inhabitants in Ballynafid. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 4 June 2015.
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