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Ireland Gazeteer

County Westmeath in 1839

Divisions, Towns, &c.

West Meath is divided into 12 baronies, whose relative situation and amount of population (in 1831) are as follows:— 

Brawney : W. : 7,396

Clonlonan : S.W. : 12,830

Corkaree : Central : 6,630

Delvin : E. : 9,984

Demifore, or Half Fowre : N. : 15,559

Farbill : E.: 8,746

Fartullagh: S.E.: 8,903

Kilkenny West : W. : 11,159

Moyashel and Magheradernan, or Magheradernon : Central : 12,732

Moycashel : S.: 16,167

Moygoish : N.W. : 11,702

Rathconrath : N.W. : 15,064

TOTAL : 136,872

Date

Houses

Families

Families chiefly employed in:

Persons

Agriculture

Trade, Manufacture, Handicraft

Other

Males

Females

Total

1792

13,692

-

-

-

-

-

-

69,000

1813

no return

-

-

-

-

-

-

No return

1821

23,478

-

-

-

-

 

 

128,042

1831

23,803

25,331

16,824

3,694

4,813

67,700

69,172

136,872