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Electoral division

Newtown Forbes

An Lios Breac

Newtown Forbes is a electoral division in Longford. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationNewtown Forbes53.80158° N · 7.85887° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

breacspeckledliosring-fort, enclosure

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • An Lios Breac · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Newtown Forbes · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Electoral division
County
Longford
Coordinates
53.80158, -7.85887
Logainm ID
1373881 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Newtown Forbes. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.