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Parsonstown

Baile an Phearsúin

The Church of the Assumption combines worship and domestic accommodation in a single structure.

Recorded locationParsonstown53.58971° N · 7.30294° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

bailetownland, town, homestead

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 an Phearsúin · Irish · main form
  • Parsonstown · English · main form

Place & story

The church of 1844

The Catholic Church of the Assumption at Parsonstown incorporates its original parochial house beneath the same roofline. A dedication plaque bears the year 1844. Pointed windows distinguish the church from the square-headed windows of the adjoining three-storey house. The architectural inventory records a later rear extension, a separate decorative cast-iron belfry and limestone outbuildings. It identifies the building’s original role as a chapel of ease associated with Multyfarnham. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Westmeath
Barony
Corkaree
Civil parish
Tyfarnham
Coordinates
53.58971, -7.30294
Mapped area
1.66 km²
Logainm ID
51846 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Parsonstown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Catholic Church of the Assumption, registration15401234, Westmeath survey2004 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  3. 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 2025-02-07. How this page was prepared.