What is "portnashangan"

Portnashangan is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north-north–west of Mullingar.

Portnashangan is one of 8 civil parishes in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers .

Portnashangan civil parish comprises 8 townlands: Ballynafid, Ballynagall Clanhugh Demesne, Loughanstown, Mountmurray, Piercefield, Portnashangan and Rathlevanagh.

The neighbouring civil parishes are: Stonehall and Tyfarnham to the north, Rathconnell (barony of Moyashel and Magheradernon) to the east, Mullingar (Moyashel and Magheradernon) and Portloman to the south and Leny to the east.

Portnashangan is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–north–west of Mullingar.

Portnashangan is one of 8 townlands of the civil parish of Portnashangan in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers . About half of the eastern boundary of the townland includes a strip of Scragh Bog approximately 50m wide.

The neighbouring townlands are: Ballynafid, Knightswood and Rathlevanagh to the north, Loughanstown to the east and Ballynagall, County Westmeath|]] and Culleen More to the south.

In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 17 houses and 67 inhabitants in the townland.