FAUGHALSTOWN

"FAUGHALSTOWN, a parish in the barony of Fore, county Westmeath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles S.W. of Castlepollard, its post town. It lies along the N. shores of Lough Derveragh, on the road to Mullingar. The surface abounds in limestone and has a generous soil. The living is united to that of Rathgraffe, or Castlepollard, in the diocese of Meath, value £361, in the patronage of the bishop. The ruins of the church are seen on the margin of the lake. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Mayne. There are four or five day schools in the parish. The chief residence is Gartlandstown. At Dernagaragh are the remains of an old castle, and there are four considerable raths within the parish.

"KILTOOM, a hamlet in the parish of Faughalstown, barony of Fore, county Westmeath, Ireland, near Castlepollard."

"MILLTOWN, a hamlet in the parish of Faughalstown, barony of Fore, county Westmeath, Ireland, 3 miles S.E. of Castle Pollard."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868. Copyright Colin Hinson ©2018]