Clonkeen is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is about north of Mullingar.
Clonkeen is one of 35 townlands of the civil parish of Street in the barony of Moygoish in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers . The south–eastern boundary of the townland is formed by the River Inny.
The neighbouring townlands are: Bottomy to the north and east, Clonava to the south–east, Lackanwood to the south–east, Derradd and Monagead to the south, Garriskil to the west and Barradrum to the north–west.Clonkeen Townland, Co. Westmeath Townlands.ie Retrieved on 13 September 2015.Clonkeen Townland, Co. Westmeath The IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 13 September 2015.
A railway line carrying the national rail company Iarnród Éireann's Dublin to Longford commuter service and Dublin to Sligo intercity serviceIrish Rail Printable Timetables irishrail.ie Retrieved 13 September 2015 passes through the townland. The Ordnance Survey map, produced at the time of the Griffith's Valuation survey of Ireland (completed in 1869), shows two lines. The modern-day mainline is shown as the Mullingar and Longford Railway and a branch line to Cavan, no longer in existence, is marked as the Cavan Junction Railway.Link to historic map of Clonkeen Townlands.ie Retrieved on 13 September 2015.
In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 5 housesHouses in Clonkeen. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 13 September 2015. and 21 inhabitantsInhabitants in Clonkeen. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 13 September 2015. in the townland.
References
External links Map of Clonkeen at openstreetmap.org Clonkeen at the IreAtlas Townland Data Base Clonkeen at Townlands.ie Clonkeen at The Placenames Database of Ireland, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht