Lynn (civil parish)

For other uses, see Lynn.

Lynn (Irish: Lainn)^[1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south–south–east of Mullingar.

Lynn Lainn
Civil parish
Ring fort in the northwestern part of Lynn parish
Lynn Location of Lynn within County Westmeath in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°29′17″N 7°19′28″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Westmeath
Irish grid reference	N448488

Lynn is one of 10 civil parishes in the barony of Fartullagh in the province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 4,905.3 acres (19.851 km²).

Lynn civil parish comprises 12 townlands: Ardillon, Burnellstown, Catherinestown, Clonmoyle, Corbally, Gainestown, Glendevine, Gorteen, Lynn, Tornanstown. Tullanisky and Vilanstown.

House and country lane in Lynn

The neighbouring civil parishes are: Mullingar to the north, Killucan (barony of Farbill), to the east and Enniscoffey and Moylisker to the south.^[2][3]

A well-preserved ring fort can be seen in Lynn townland in the northwestern part of the parish, near the boundary with Mullingar parish.

In the early fourteenth century, the manor of Lynn was bought from the de Pitchford family by the English-born judge Sir John de Fressingfield and his wife Alice. Sir John applied for permission to endow a chantry there.