Piercetown, County Westmeath (civil parish)

Piercetown is a civil parish located in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is situated in the barony of Moycashel. Civil parishes in Ireland, such as Piercetown, were originally based on medieval ecclesiastical parishes of the Church of Ireland, but have since been used primarily for administrative purposes such as property valuation and census records. They no longer hold any religious significance within the civil administrative system. Piercetown is one of many civil parishes within County Westmeath, each typically containing a number of townlands. The boundaries of Piercetown are defined by historical land surveys and are publicly accessible through official mapping resources. Records associated with Piercetown, such as census data and historical land ownership details, are valuable resources for genealogical and historical research related to the area.