title: Portnashangan (civil parish)
text: # Portnashangan (civil parish)
  
  Portnashangan (Irish: Port na Seangán) is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-north–west of Mullingar on both sides of Lough Owel.
  
  Portnashangan is one of 8 civil parishes in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 3,621.8 acres (14.657 $km^2).$
  
  Portnashangan civil parish comprises 8 townlands: Ballynafid, Ballynagall Clanhugh Demesne, Loughanstown, Mountmurray, Piercefield, Portnashangan and Rathlevanagh. Of these, Mountmurray and Piercefield lie west of Lough Owel, the others to the east of the lake. The two parts of the parish have no land connection and are separated by the area of Leny parish.
  
  The neighbouring civil parishes are: Stonehall and Tyfarnham to the north, Rathconnell (barony of Moyashel and Magheradernon) to the east, Mullingar (Moyashel and Magheradernon) and Portloman to the south and Leny to the east.
  
  