Fore (barony, County Westmeath)






Town in Leinster, Ireland





































Fore


Baile Fhobhair

Town

Location of Fore on a map of Westmeath
Location of Fore on a map of Westmeath



Fore is located in Ireland

Fore

Fore



Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 53°42′43″N 7°18′47″W / 53.712°N 7.313°W / 53.712; -7.313Coordinates: 53°42′43″N 7°18′47″W / 53.712°N 7.313°W / 53.712; -7.313
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County Westmeath
Area

 • Total 199 km2 (77 sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference N453738

Fore (Irish: Baile Fhobhair) is a barony in northern County Westmeath, Ireland. It was formed by 1672.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Civil parishes of the barony


  • 3 Towns and villages


  • 4 Places of interest


  • 5 References





Geography


Fore has an area of 49,056 acres, making it the largest barony in Westmeath but placing it among the smaller baronies in Ireland. Mullaghmeen, the highest point in Westmeath is located in Fore and at 261 metres (856 ft) is the lowest county high point in Ireland. The barony contains three large lakes, Lough Derravaragh, Lough Sheelin and Lough Lene and the River Inny flows through the barony before it connects to the River Shannon. The barony borders the counties of Cavan, Longford and Meath.



Civil parishes of the barony


This table[1] lists an historical geographical sub-division of the barony known as the civil parish (not to be confused with an Ecclesiastical parish).







































Name in English
 Name in Irish

Faughalstown
Fochla

Foyran
Faobhrán

Kilpatrick
Cill Phádraig

Lickbla
–

Mayne
Maighean

Rathgarve
Ráth Garbh

St. Feighin's
–

St. Mary's
–


Towns and villages




  • Castlepollard, Collinstown, Coole, Crookedwood


  • Finnea, Fore



Places of interest




  • Fore Abbey, Benedictine Abbey from 630 A.D


  • Lough Lene, a scenic 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi) lough


  • Lough Derravaragh, a 12 square kilometres (4.6 sq mi) lough, shaped somewhat like Italy, popular angling destination


  • Lough Sheelin, a 19 square kilometres (7.3 sq mi) lough, largest lake in Westmeath


  • Mullaghmeen, Highest point in Westmeath


  • Ranaghan, ringfort location


  • Tullynally Castle, historic castle


  • Castlepollard, largest urban area in Fore



References





  1. ^ Civil parishes of the barony of Fore. Placenames Database of Ireland Retrieved on 22 July 2015




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