St. Mary's is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

County Westmeath County Westmeath (; or simply ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It formed part of the historic Kingdom of ...

, Ireland. It is located about west–south–west of

Mullingar Mullingar ( ; ) is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. It is the third most populous town in the Midland Region, Ireland, Midland Region, with a population of 22,667 in the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census. The Counties of M ...

. St. Mary's is the sole civil parish in the

barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron * Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron * Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...

of Brawny in the

province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

Leinster Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland. The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, which existed during Gaelic Ireland. Following the 12th-century ...

. The civil parish covers . St. Mary's civil parish comprises part of the town of

Athlone Athlone (; ) is a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second most populous town in the Midland Region, Ir ...

, the village of Ballykeeran and 62 townlands: Aghacocara,

Ankersbower Ankers Bower (also Anker's Bower, Ankers' Bower, Ankersbower, or Anchor's Bower) is a townland and hill in St. Mary's civil parish in the barony of Brawny, County Westmeath, Ireland. It is partly within the former urban district of Athlone. The ...

Ardnaglug Ardnaglug is a townland in Athlone in County Westmeath, Ireland. The townland is in the civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the low ...

, Ballygowlan, Ballykeeran, Blyry Lower, Blyry Upper, Bunnahinly, Bunnavally, Cannonsfield,

Cappankelly Cappankelly is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. The townland is in the civil parish of St. Mary's. The townland is located to the north of Athlone, with the Killinure Lough and Lough Ree to the north, and the smaller Balaghhkeeran Bay ...

, Carrickobreen, Cartrontroy, Cloghanboy (Cooke), Cloghanboy (Homan), Cloghanboy (Strain), Cloghanboy West, Clonagh, Clonbrusk, Cloonbonny, Cloondalin, Collegeland, Cookanamuck,

Coosan Coosan () is a townland and suburb north of Athlone, County Westmeath in Ireland. Coosan, which is situated on the shores of Lough Ree, is surrounded by water on three sides and bordered by Athlone on the fourth. Coosan attracts tourists over t ...

, Cornamaddy, Cornamagh, Corralena,

Creaghduff Creaghduff () is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. The townland is in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of St. Mary's, Athlone (civil parish), St. Mary's. The townland stands to the north of Athlone, on the shores of Lough Ree ...

Creaghduff South Creaghduff South is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. The townland is in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of St. Mary's, Athlone (civil parish), St. Mary's. The townland stands to the north of Athlone, on the shores of Coosan L ...

, Creggan Lower, Creggan Upper, Crosswood,

Curragh The Curragh ( ; ) is a flat open plain in County Kildare, Ireland. This area is well known for horse breeding and training. The Irish National Stud is on the edge of Kildare town, beside the Japanese Gardens. Pollardstown Fen, the larges ...

, Curragh (Mechum), Derries, Friars Island, Garrankesh,

Garrycastle Garrycastle () is a barony in County Offaly (formerly King's County), Ireland. Etymology The name Garrycastle is from the townland Garrycastle (''Garraí an Chaisleáin'', "court of the castle"; located south of Banagher), the site of Castle Ga ...

Garrynafela Garrynafela () is a townland in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland. The townland is in the civil parish of St. Mary's. The townland stands to the north of the town, on the shores of Coosan Lough, and to the south of Killinure Lough Killinu ...

, Goldenisland (St. George), Goldenisland, Goldenisland (Kilmaine), Hillquarter, Kilmacuagh (Castlemaine), Kilmacuagh (Cooke), Kilmacuagh (Mechum), Kilnafaddoge, Kippinstown, Lissywollen, Loughanaskin, Loughandonning, Magheranerla, Meehan, Moydrum (West), Retreat, Srameen,

Tullin Tullin is a townland near Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland. The townland is in the civil parish of St. Mary's. The townland stands to the north of the town, on the shores of Coosan Lough, which in turn flows into Killinure Lough. The townland ...

, Tullycross and Warrensfields. The neighbouring civil parishes are:

Kilkenny West Kilkenny West (), previously Maherquirke or Dillons country, is a barony in west County Westmeath, Ireland. It was formed by 1542. It is bordered by County Longford to the west; it is also bordered by three other Westmeath baronies: Rathconra ...

to the north,

Ballyloughloe Ballyloughloe () is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about west–south–west of Mullingar. Ballyloughloe is one of 4 civil parishes in the barony of Clonlonan in the province of Leinster. The civil parish covers . ...

to the east, Kilcleagh to the south–east and St. Peter's (

County Roscommon County Roscommon () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the province of Connacht and the Northern and Western Region. It is the List of Irish counties by area, 11th largest Irish county by area and Li ...

) to the west.St. Mary's civil parish
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Civil parishes of County Westmeath {{Westmeath-geo-stub