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 ...
in north
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 ...
, in
Ireland
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, formed by 1672.Moygoish 'townlands.ie'' Retrieved 23 May 2015 It is bordered by
County Longford
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to the west and four other Westmeath baronies:
Corkaree
Corkaree () is a Barony (Ireland), barony in north County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It was formed by 1672.Fore (to the north–east), Moyashel and Magheradernon (to the south–east) and Rathconrath to the south–west.
Geography
Moygoish has an area of .
The barony contains the western end of the large lake,
Lough Derravaragh
Lough Derravaragh () is a lake in County Westmeath, Ireland, north of Mullingar between Castlepollard, Crookedwood and Multyfarnham.
Lough Derravaragh sits on the River Inny which flows from Lough Sheelin on its way to the River Shannon. ...
, and also the small lake of Lough Iron. Lough Derravaragh is shared with the baronies of
Corkaree
Corkaree () is a Barony (Ireland), barony in north County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It was formed by 1672.Fore and is home to the Irish legend of the
Children of Lir
The ''Children of Lir'' () is a legend from Irish mythology. It is a tale from the post-Christianisation period that mixes magical elements such as druidic wands and spells with a Christian message of Christian faith bringing freedom from su ...
. Lough Iron is a small lake on the River Inny and is shared with the barony of Corkaree. The lake is not easily accessible as there is no road close to the lake or public access. The River Inny flows through Lough Iron, then near the small village of Rathowen, before it connects to the
River Shannon
The River Shannon ( or archaic ') is the major river on the island of Ireland, and at in length, is the longest river in the British Isles. It drains the Shannon River Basin, which has an area of , – approximately one fifth of the area of I ...
national primary road
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passes through the village of Rathowen, connecting
Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
with the northwest of Ireland and the coastal town of
Sligo
Sligo ( ; , meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of 20,608 in 2022, it is the county's largest urban centre (constituting 2 ...
. A railway line carrying the national rail company
Iarnród Éireann
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's
Dublin
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to
Longford
Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It had a population of 10,952 at the 2022 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meeting of ...
commuter service and
Dublin
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to
Sligo
Sligo ( ; , meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of 20,608 in 2022, it is the county's largest urban centre (constituting 2 ...
intercity service. also passes through the barony.
The
Royal Canal
The Royal Canal () is a canal originally built for freight and passenger transportation from Dublin to Longford in Ireland. It is one of two canals from Dublin to the River Shannon and was built in direct competition to the Grand Canal. Th ...
passes through the village of Ballynacargy connecting the
River Liffey
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in
Dublin
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to
Longford town
Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It had a population of 10,952 at the 2022 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meeting of I ...
.
Civil parishes of the barony
This tableCivil parishes of the barony of Moygoish. ''The Placenames Database of Ireland.'' Retrieved 7 June 2015 lists an historical geographical sub-division of the barony known as the
civil parish
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(not to be confused with an
Ecclesiastical parish
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Rathowen
Rathowen () is a small village in County Westmeath, Ireland, on the N4 national primary route. Rathowen was designated as a census town by the Central Statistics Office for the first time in the 2016 census, at which time it had a population ...
(), a small village on the N4 national primary route.
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Street
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, a village on the L1927 local road.
There are 115 townlands in the barony of Moygoish.
priory
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founded in 1192, situated on the shores of Lough Iron.
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Lough Derravaragh
Lough Derravaragh () is a lake in County Westmeath, Ireland, north of Mullingar between Castlepollard, Crookedwood and Multyfarnham.
Lough Derravaragh sits on the River Inny which flows from Lough Sheelin on its way to the River Shannon. ...
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Royal Canal
The Royal Canal () is a canal originally built for freight and passenger transportation from Dublin to Longford in Ireland. It is one of two canals from Dublin to the River Shannon and was built in direct competition to the Grand Canal. Th ...