Kilbixy () is a
civil parish
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in
County Westmeath
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, Ireland. It is located about north‑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 ...
. The village of
Ballynacarrigy is the largest settlement in the parish.
Kilbixy is one of 6 civil parishes in the
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of
Moygoish
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in the
province
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of
Leinster
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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 .
Kilbixy civil parish comprises 22 townlands:
Ballallen,
Ballycorkey,
Ballyhoreen,
Ballyhug,
Ballynacarrig Old,
Ballynacarrigy,
Ballynacroghy '' Gallowstown'',
Ballysallagh (Fox),
Ballysallagh (Tuite),
Balroe,
Baronstown,
Baronstown Demesne,
Charlestown and Abbeyland ''a.k.a. Ballynamonaster'',
Cumminstow,
Grange
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Buildings
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,
Kilbixy,
Kill
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*Homicide, one human killing another
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,
Moranstown,
Rath,
Toor Commons,
Tristernagh and
Tristernagh Demesne.
The neighbouring civil parishes are:
Rathaspick to the north‑west and north,
Leny (barony of
Corkaree
Corkaree () is a Barony (Ireland), barony in north County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It was formed by 1672.[Templeoran
Templeoran () also known as Piercefield or Templeoran is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north‑west of Mullingar. It should not be confused with Piercefield, a townland in the neighbouring civil parish of Leny.
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to the south‑east and
Kilmacnevan to the south‑west and west.
Kilbixy civil parish, County Westmeath
''The IreAtlas Townland Data Base'' Retrieved on 17 June 2015.
References
Civil parishes of County Westmeath
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