Loughnavalley

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Loughnavalley

| native_name = {{Native name|ga|Lochán an Bhealaigh|paren=omit}}

| settlement_type = Village

| image_skyline = Public House - geograph.org.uk - 904104.jpg

| image_caption = Fox's bar and grocery shop, Louaghnavalley

| unit_pref = Metric

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone1 = WET

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| coordinates = {{coord|53.4860|-7.5265|dim:100000_region:IE|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Ireland

| subdivision_name1 = Leinster

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name3 = County Westmeath

| subdivision_type3 = County

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland

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Louaghnavalley or Loughnavally ({{Irish place name|Lochán an Bhealaigh}}){{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/108028.aspx | publisher = Placenames Database of Ireland | website = logainm.ie | title = Lochán an Bhealaigh / Loughanavally | accessdate = 7 July 2022 }} is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located at the crossroads of the R389 and the R390, to the west of Mullingar.{{Cite book|last=Parliament|first=Great Britain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=whtDAQAAMAAJ&dq=Loughnavalley+westmeath&pg=PA443|title=The Parliamentary Debates|date=1892|publisher=R. Bagshaw|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Dáil|first=Ireland Oireachtas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BlomAQAAIAAJ&q=Loughnavalley+westmeath|title=Parliamentary debates; official report|date=1929|language=en}}

The Hill of Uisneach stands to the west of the town, near the village of Killare.{{Cite web|title=Loughnavalley, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath|url=https://www.findlatitudeandlongitude.com/l/Loughnavalley%2C+Mullingar%2C+Co.+Westmeath/1337168/|access-date=2020-07-02|website=Find Latitude and Longitude|language=en}}

The village contains a Roman Catholic church, the Church of the Assumption, a national school and a bar.

Sport

Loughnavalley GAA is a Gaelic football club that competes at Junior grade. The club was established in 1976 and its grounds are {{cvt|2|km|1}} from the Hill of Uisneach. The club's underage teams are amalgamated with Castletown Geoghegan to form Lilliput Gaels.{{cite web |title=Team |url=https://www.loughnavalleygaa.ie/about |publisher=Loughnavalley GAA |access-date=20 January 2025}}

See also

References

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{{County Westmeath}}

Category:Towns and villages in County Westmeath

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