Rathconrath (civil parish)

Rathconrath
Ráth Conarta
Civil parish
Rathconrath

Location of Rathconrath within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland

Coordinates: 53°32′38″N 7°33′10″W / 53.54389°N 7.55278°W / 53.54389; -7.55278Coordinates: 53°32′38″N 7°33′10″W / 53.54389°N 7.55278°W / 53.54389; -7.55278
Country Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Westmeath
Irish grid reference N296549

Rathconrath (Irish: Ráth Conarta)[1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 13.93 kilometres (9 mi) west of Mullingar.

Rathconrath is one of 9 civil parishes in the barony of Rathconrath in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 8,713.3 acres (35.261 km2).

Rathconrath civil parish comprises the village of Rathconrath and 34 townlands: Ballard, Ballinlug, Ballyglass, Ballynacarrow, Balrath, Bifurze, Castlegaddery, Cleggarnagh, Corkan, Davidstown, Farthingstown, Irishtown, Jordanstown, Killahugh, Kilpatrick, Lisnacask, Loughan, Luggygalla, Milltown, Modranstown, Paddinstown Lower, Paddinstown Upper, Parcellstown, Pishanagh, Rathcaled, Rathcastle, Rathconrath, Rathduff, Rathtrim, Rowlandstown, Sheean, Simonstown, Skeagh Beg and Skeagh More.

The neighbouring civil parishes are: Kilmacnevan to the north and east, Templeoran to the east, Churchtown and Mullingar to the south–east, Ballymorin and Conry to the south–west and Piercetown to the north–west.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Rathconrath civil parish The Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved on 3 August 2015.
  2. Rathconrath civil parish, Co. Westmeath townlands.ie Retrieved on 3 August 2015.
  3. Rathconrath civil parish, Co. Westmeath The IreAtlas Townland Data Base. Retrieved on 3 August 2015.

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