Rathowen
Rathowen
Village in County Westmeath, Ireland
Rathowen (Irish: Ráth Eoghain, meaning "Eoghan's ringfort")[2] is a small village in County Westmeath, Ireland, on the N4 national primary route. Rathowen was designated as a census town by the Central Statistics Office for the first time in the 2016 census,[3] at which time it had a population of 150 people.[4] The population increased to 187 at the 2022 census.[1]
The village is around 20 km northwest of Mullingar, 20 km southeast of Longford Town, and 100 km northwest of Dublin city centre.