Clanhugh Demesne

Clanhugh Demesne (Irish: Diméin Chlann Aodha) is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) north–west of Mullingar.

Clanhugh Demesne
Diméin Chlann Aodha
Townland
Clanhugh Demesne is located in Ireland
Clanhugh Demesne
Clanhugh Demesne
Location of Clanhugh Demesne within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°35′42″N 7°23′53″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Irish grid referenceN399607

Clanhugh Demesne is one of 15 townlands of the civil parish of Leny in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 367 acres (1.49 km2) of which 291 acres (1.18 km2) are in Leny civil parish and 76 acres (0.31 km2) are in nearby Portnashangan civil parish. The neighbouring townlands are: Ballynafid to the east and Kilpatrick to the west.[1][2]

In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 8 houses[3] and 41 inhabitants[4] in the townland.

Clonhugh House, built in 1867 for Colonel Fulke Greville, was constructed on the site of an earlier building, also called Clonhugh House, demolished to make way for the new structure.[5]

References
  1. Clanhugh Demesne Townland, Co. Westmeath Townlands.ie Retrieved on 9 June 2015.
  2. Clanhugh Demesne Townland, Co. Westmeath IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 9 June 2015.
  3. Houses in Clanhugh Demesne. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 9 June 2015.
  4. Inhabitants in Clanhugh Demesne. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 9 June 2015.
  5. Clonhugh House, County Westmeath National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Retrieved on 9 June 2015.


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