Killare (civil parish)
| Killare Cill Áir | |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | |
  Killare Location of Killare within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°28′52″N 7°37′15″W / 53.48111°N 7.62083°WCoordinates: 53°28′52″N 7°37′15″W / 53.48111°N 7.62083°W | |
| Country |
 Republic of Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Westmeath |
| Irish grid reference | N252479 |
Killare (Irish: Cill Áir)[1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 18.92 kilometres (12 mi) west–south–west of Mullingar.
Killare is one of 9 civil parishes in the barony of Rathconrath in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 11,279.2 acres (45.645 km2).
Killare civil parish comprises Ballymore village and 43 townlands: Ardbrennan, Ballinacor or Clonboy, Ballinaspick or Bishopstown, Ballinive, Ballinkeeny or Mosstown, Ballinlavan, Ballyclogher, Ballydavid, Ballymacallen, Ballymacartan, Bessville, Bishopstown or Ballinaspick, Bracknahevla, Clare, Clinickilroe, Clonboy or Ballinacor, Clonnamanagh, Clonnslynagh, Clonybane, Clonyveey, Clyglass, Duneel, Dungaghy, Gibstown, Keenoge, Killarecastle, Killarechurch, Killaroo, Killeenagh, Killeenagroagh, Killeenbane or Tullagh Upper, Killeenboy, Killeenbrack, Lurgan, Maddadoo, Moranspark, Mosstown or Ballinkeeny, Mosstown Demesne, Mullaghcloe, Pottiaghan Commons, Rackavra, Rathskeagh Lower, Rathskeagh Upper, Rowe or Toordillon, Taghnafearagh, Toorcoffey, Toordillon or Rowe and Tullagh Upper or Killeenbane.
The neighbouring civil parishes are: Templepatrick to the north, Ballymorin to the north–east, Conry to the east, Ardnurcher, or Horseleap to the south–east, Kilcumreragh to the south–west and Ballymore to the west.[2][3][1]
References
- 1 2 Killare civil parish The Placenames Database of Ireland Retrieved on 1 August 2015.
- ↑ Killare civil parish, Co. Westmeath townlands.ie Retrieved on 1 August 2015.
- ↑ Killare civil parish, Co. Westmeath The IreAtlas Townland Data Base. Retrieved on 1 August 2015.
External links
- Killare civil parish at the IreAtlas Townland Data Base
- Killare civil parish at townlands.ie
- Killare civil parish at The Placenames Database of Ireland
