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Rathowen
Village in County Westmeath, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[4] The population increased to 187 at the 2022 census.[1]
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Rathowen
Ráth Eoghain | |
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Village | |
![]() St Thomas' Church | |
Coordinates: 53°39′36″N 7°31′12″W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Westmeath |
Government | |
• Dáil Éireann | Longford–Westmeath |
• EU Parliament | Midlands–North-West |
Population (2022)[1] | 187 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | N317678 |
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The village is around 20 km northwest of Mullingar, 20 km southeast of Longford Town, and 100 km northwest of Dublin city centre.