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In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Collinstown like this:
COLLINSTOWN, a market-town, in the parish of ST. FEIGHAN OF FORE, barony of DEMIFORE, county of WESTMEATH, and province of LEINSTER, 3 miles (S. E.) from Castle-Pollard; containing 145 inhabitants. It is situated on the road from Dublin to Granard, and on the southern bank of Lough Lane, and contains 25 houses, of which nine are slated. ...
The market is held on Saturday, in a market-house in the centre of the town; and fairs are held on May 8th and Oct. 30th. It is a constabulary police station, and petty sessions are held every Saturday. Near the market-house is a R. C. chapel. The vicinity is diversified with hills and woodlands, and embellished with the scenery of the lake and the seats and demesnes of Barbavilla, Drumcree, and Ralphsdale.—See Feighan of Fore (St.).
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Collinstown, in and County Westmeath | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/29647
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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