Newtown, County Westmeath (civil parish) barony of Fartullagh. The neighbouring civil parishes are: Castlelost and Clonfad (both in the barony of Fartullagh) to the north, Croghan (County Offaly) to the east, Rahugh (barony of Moycashel) to the south, Kilbeggan (Moycashel) to the west and Castletownkindalen to the west and north. Newtown, County Westmeath (civil parish) Newtown () is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about south of Mullingar. Newtown is one of 8 civil parishes in the barony of Moycashel in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers . Newtown civil parish comprises 3 population centres, Ballynagore, Killavally and Tyrrellspass
County Offaly out across the county with the Bog of Allen extending into four other counties. The county consists of approximately 42,000 hectares of peatlands which is 21% of Offaly's total land area. Offaly contains approximately of forest and woodland area, which only amounts to 4.5% of the county's land area. This includes woodlands within the Slieve Blooms and the Lough Boora Parklands. Roughly 75% of Offaly's forested area is Conifer High Forest. The following are the historical baronies located in County Offaly: One of the earliest known settlements in County Offaly is at Boora bog which dates back to the Mesolithic