Kilkenny West (Irish: Cill Chainnigh Thiar), previously Maherquirke or Dillons country,[1] is a barony in west County Westmeath, Ireland. It was formed by 1542.[2] It is bordered by County Longford to the west; it is also bordered by three other Westmeath baronies: Rathconrath (to the east), Brawny (to the south-west) and Clonlonan (to the south-east). The largest centre of population in the barony is the village of Glassan.
Kilkenny West
Cill Chainnigh Thiar | |
|---|---|
 Location of Kilkenny West on a map of Westmeath | |
  Kilkenny West Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°29′40″N 7°50′07″W / 53.4944°N 7.8353°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Westmeath |
| Area | |
• Total | 152.4 km2 (58.8 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N109493 |
Geography
editKilkenny West has an area of 37,651 acres (152.37 km2).[2] The barony contains part of the second largest lake on the River Shannon, Lough Ree. The N55 national secondary road connecting Athlone to Cavan passes through the barony.
Civil parishes of the barony
editThis table[3] lists an historical geographical sub-division of the barony known as the civil parish (not to be confused with an Ecclesiastical parish).
| Name in English | Name in Irish |
|---|---|
| Bunown | Bun Abhann |
| Kilkenny West | Cill Chainnigh Thiar |
| Drumraney | Droim Raithne |
| Noughaval | Nuachabháil |
Towns, villages and townlands
edit- Ballykeeran, a small village located on the N55 national secondary road north of Athlone.
- Drumraney, a village just off the R390 regional road.
- Glassan also known as the Village of the Roses,[4] a small village 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Athlone, on the N55.
- Tang, a village on the N55 between Athlone and Ballymahon.
- The Pigeons, an area on the N55 between Tubberclare and Tang.
- Tubberclare, a large parish and townland, 9 km (6 mi) from Athlone, on the N55.
There are 136 townlands in the barony of Kilkenny West.[2]
References
edit- ^ Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543 (34 Hen. 8. c. 1 (I)); see Henry VIII Part 3. State Papers. Vol. 2. Murray. 1834. p. 7, fn.14.
- ^ a b c "Barony of Kilkenny West, County Westmeath". townlands.ie. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Civil parishes of the barony of Kilkenny West The Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 8 June 2015
- ^ Coplen, Richard. "Waterston: The rise and fall of a South Westmeath estate". Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
External links
edit- Map of the barony of Kilkenny West at openstreetmap.org
- Barony of Kilkenny West, County Westmeath at townlands.ie
