Village

Newtownforbes

Local name: An Lios Breac

Located in County Longford, Leinster Coordinates: 53°46′02″ N 7°50′01″ W

Location in Ireland

Population: 778; 778
Elevation: 58 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00

About Newtownforbes

Newtownforbes is a village. Location: County Longford, Leinster. Population: 778. Elevation: 58 m.

From Wikipedia

Newtown Forbes, historically called Lisbrack (Irish: an Lios Breac, meaning 'the speckled ringfort'), is a large village in County Longford, Ireland. It is on the N4 road, 6 km (4 miles) northwest of Longford town. As of the 2022 census, Newtownforbes had a population of 851 people. The village is in the parish of Clonguish.

In comparison

No. 7 of 13 places in County Longford by population
Nearest larger town: Longford, 5 km SE
8 sights and natural places within 10 km Lough Forbes, Rinn River

Climate of Newtownforbes

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

Climate of Newtownforbes
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	12°	15°	18°	19°	19°	17°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	9°	12°	11°	9°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	108	86	85	65	63	69	68	86	84	104	104	105

Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Other places to visit in this season: June · July · August · September

Airports nearest to Newtownforbes

Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 67 km
Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 111 km
Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 139 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Fallan River River, County Longford
4.4 km SW
Lough Forbes Lake, Ireland
3.7 km NW
Rinn River River, Ireland
3.7 km NW
City Calling Stadium Landmark, County Longford
5 km S
Backstage Theatre Museum, County Longford
6.2 km S
Camlin River River, Ireland
5.8 km W