Kilcumreragh () is a
civil parish
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which spans the counties of
Westmeath
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and
Offaly in Ireland. It is located about west–south–west of
Mullingar and north–north–west of
Tullamore.
Kilcumreragh also spans three baronies. It is one of 8 civil parishes in the
barony of
Moycashel (M), 4 civil parishes in the barony of
Clonlonan (C) and 4 civil parishes in the Offaly barony of
Kilcoursey (K), all in the
province
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of
Leinster. The civil parish covers , in County Westmeath and in County Offaly.
Kilcumreragh civil parish comprises the village of
Rosemount and 32 townlands:
Ballagh (C),
Ballinderry (C and M),
Ballinlig (M),
Ballintober (M),
Ballybeg (C),
Ballybrickoge (M),
Ballybroder (C),
Ballynagall (M),
Ballynagrenia (M),
Ballynahinch (K),
Brackagh (K), Burrow or
Glennanummer (K),
Cartron Glebe (K), Coolatoor or Grouselodge (M),
Coolatoor (M),
Curragh (M),
Curraghanana (K),
Custorum (M),
Derryhall (M),
Curraghanana (K),
Earlscartron (K),
Faheeran (K),
Fearboy (K),
Feargarrow (K),
Grange (M),
Grouselodge or Coolatoor (M),
Kilcatherina (C),
Kilcumeragh (M),
Kilmurragh (K),
Laragh (M),
Lisnagree (M)
Newtown and
Parkwood (K).
The neighbouring civil parishes are:
Killare (barony of
Rathconrath) to the north,
Ardnurcher or Horseleap to the east,
Kilmanaghan (Barony of
Clonlonan), Kilcumreragh (
County Offaly
County Offaly (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is named after the Ancient Ireland, ancient Kingdom of Uí ...
) and
Kilmanaghan (County Offaly) to the south,
Ballyloughloe (Clonlonan) to the west and
Ballymore (Rathconrath) to the west and north.
Kilcumreragh civil parish, County Westmeath
''The IreAtlas Townland Data Base.'' Retrieved on 14 July 2015.
References
External links
Kilcumreragh civil parish, County Offaly
at The Placenames Database of Ireland
Civil parishes of County Westmeath
Civil parishes of County Offaly
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