Castlepollard is a village in north County Westmeath, Ireland. It lies west of Lough Lene and northeast of Lough Derravaragh and Mullingar. The name Castlepollard comes from the name of a castle or fortified manor built by the English army captain Nicholas Pollard in the early 17th century. The village's official Irish name is Baile na gCros, meaning "town of the cr…Castlepollard is a village in north County Westmeath, Ireland. It lies west of Lough Lene and northeast of Lough Derravaragh and Mullingar. The name Castlepollard comes from the name of a castle or fortified manor built by the English army captain Nicholas Pollard in the early 17th century. The village's official Irish name is Baile na gCros, meaning "town of the cross (or crossroads". However, the name Cionn Toirc, meaning "head of the boar", has also been applied to the village. The townland of Kinturk Demesne covers the southern part of the village.
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