Rathowen
Village in County Westmeath, Ireland
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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] | |
• Total | 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]
