Fore (barony, County Westmeath)

Fore Baile Fhobhair
Town
Location of Fore on a map of Westmeath
Fore Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°42′43″N 7°18′47″W / 53.712°N 7.313°W / 53.712; -7.313Coordinates: 53°42′43″N 7°18′47″W / 53.712°N 7.313°W / 53.712; -7.313
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Westmeath
Area
• Total	199 km2 (77 sq mi)
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC+1)
Irish Grid Reference	N453738

Fore (Irish: Baile Fhobhair) is a barony in northern County Westmeath, Ireland. It was formed by 1672.

Geography

Fore has an area of 49,056 acres, making it the largest barony in Westmeath but placing it among the smaller baronies in Ireland. Mullaghmeen, the highest point in Westmeath is located in Fore and at 261 metres (856 ft) is the lowest county high point in Ireland. The barony contains three large lakes, Lough Derravaragh, Lough Sheelin and Lough Lene and the River Inny flows through the barony before it connects to the River Shannon. The barony borders the counties of Cavan, Longford and Meath.

Civil parishes of the barony

This table^[1] lists an historical geographical sub-division of the barony known as the civil parish (not to be confused with an Ecclesiastical parish).

Towns and villages

• Castlepollard, Collinstown, Coole, Crookedwood
• Finnea, Fore

Places of Interest

• Fore Abbey, Benedictine Abbey from 630 A.D
• Lough Lene, a scenic 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi) lough
• Lough Derravaragh, a 12 square kilometres (4.6 sq mi) lough, shaped somewhat like Italy, popular angling destination
• Lough Sheelin, a 19 square kilometres (7.3 sq mi) lough, largest lake in Westmeath
• Mullaghmeen, Highest point in Westmeath
• Ranaghan, ringfort location
• Tullynally Castle, historic castle
• Castlepollard, largest urban area in Fore

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