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Castletownkindalen
Castletownkindalen () is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about south–west of Mullingar. Castletownkindalen is one of 8 civil parishes in the barony of Moycashel in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers . Castletownkindalen civil parish comprises the village of Castletown Geoghegan and 41 townlands: Adamstown, Ballybrennan, Ballybrown, Ballyhast, Ballykilroe, Ballynacoska, Ballynagore, Balrath, Benalbit and Derryroe, Bredagh, Castletown, Clonsingle, Cloonagh, Conranstown, Dooraheen, Dromore, Garhy, Glengorm, Gneevebeg, Gneevebrack, Keelbeg, Kilbalraherd, Kilhugh, Killalea, Killeen, Killinlahan, Kippinduff, Knockacurra, Lissakilly, Lurrig, Mabrista, Rathdrishoge, Rathnugent, Shurock, Sraduff, Sraneeg, Teernacreeve, Toorlisnamore, Tullaghanmore, Tullaghansleek and Tullaghnacrossan. The neighbouring civil parishes are: Churchtown, Conry and Dysart (all in the barony of Rathconrath) to the north, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moycashel
Moycashel (), previously the barony of Rossaughe, and before that, Delamares country, is a barony in south County Westmeath, in the Republic of Ireland. It was formed by 1542.Moycashel ''townlands.ie'' Retrieved 31 May 2015 It is bordered by three other baronies: to the west, to the north, Moyashel and Magheradernon to the north-east and Fartullagh to the west. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clonsingle
Friarstown is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. The townland is located in the civil parish of Castletownkindalen. The southern shores of Lough Ennell Lough Ennell () is a lake near the town of Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. It is situated beside the N52 road, off the Mullingar/Kilbeggan road. The lake is part of the Lough Ennell Special Protection Area. It is long by wide, with an ... border the townland to the north, and the townlands of Friarstown and Dalystown are to the east. References Townlands of County Westmeath {{Westmeath-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Parishes In Ireland
Civil parishes () are units of territory in the island of Ireland that have their origins in old Gaelic territorial divisions. They were adopted by the Anglo-Norman Lordship of Ireland and then by the Elizabethan Kingdom of Ireland, and were formalised as land divisions at the time of the Plantations of Ireland. They no longer correspond to the boundaries of Roman Catholic or Church of Ireland parishes, which are generally larger. Their use as administrative units was gradually replaced by Poor Law Divisions in the 19th century, although they were not formally abolished. Today they are still sometimes used for legal purposes, such as to locate property in deeds of property registered between 1833 and 1946. Origins The Irish parish was based on the Gaelic territorial unit called a '' túath'' or '' Trícha cét''. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the Anglo-Norman barons retained the ''tuath'', later renamed a parish or manor, as a unit of taxation. The civil parish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
