Rathowen

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]

Rathowen Ráth Eoghain
Village
St Thomas' Church
Rathowen Location in Ireland
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

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.^[5]

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

1. "Census Mapping – Rathowen". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
2. "Ráth Eoghain / Rathowen". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
3. "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
4. "Rathowen (Census Town) Ireland". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
5. "Street and Rathowen station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 24 November 2007.