placenamesPosseckstown
Baile Phoirsne
Posseckstown is a townland in Meath. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationPosseckstown53.82901° N · 6.70179° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
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
- Baile Phoirsne · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Posseckstown · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Meath
- Barony
- Morgallion
- Civil parish
- Nobber
- Coordinates
- 53.82901, -6.70179
- Mapped area
- 5.11 km²
- Logainm ID
- 38307 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Posseckstown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-10-17. How this page was prepared.