Grange, Kilbixy
townland in Kilbixy, County Westmeath, Ireland
Grange is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 11.3 kilometres (7 mi) north–west of Mullingar.
Grange is one of 22 townlands of the civil parish of Kilbixy in the barony of Moygoish in the Province of Leinster.
The townland covers 330 acres (1.3 km2). The neighbouring townlands are: Tristernagh Demesne to the north, Farrow to the east, Piercefield or Templeoran to the east, Ballyhug to the south and Ballyhoreen and Tristernagh to the west.
In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 11 houses and 48 inhabitants in the townland.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Grange, Kilbixy” is townland in Kilbixy, County Westmeath, Ireland. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Grange, Kilbixy and townland, not as a finished interpretation.
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The phrase “townland in Kilbixy, County Westmeath, Ireland” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q22083997. Authority coordinates are 53.589, -7.478. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1911.
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