Ardnurcher
Baile Átha an Urchair | |
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Location of Ardnurcher within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland | |
Coordinates: 53°23′58″N 7°33′30″W / 53.39944°N 7.55833°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Westmeath |
Irish grid reference | N294388 |
Ardnurcher (Irish: Baile Átha an Urchair)[1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 19.89 kilometres (12 mi) south–west of Mullingar.
Ardnurcher is one of 8 civil parishes in the barony of Moycashel in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 9,194.7 acres (37.210 km2). It is contiguous with the remainder of the Ardnurcher civil parish, which is in County Offaly.
Ardnurcher civil parish, County Westmeath comprises 40 townlands: Ardballymore, Ardnurcher, Ballard, Ballinlaban, Ballyhattan, Ballynamullen, Brackagh Castle, Bunanagh, Cappaduff, Cloghanaskaw, Clongowly, Cloonymurrikin, Coolalough, Coolfin, Corgarve, Correagh, Creeve, Donore Demesne, Gawny, Gneevekeel, Kilbeg, Kilgaroan, Killard, Killeagh, Killeenycallaghan, Kilnagalliagh, Kilnalug, Kilpatrick, Lismoyny, Lissavra Big, Lissavra Little, Monaduff, Moycashel, Skeheen (Evans), Skeheen (Nagle), Spittaltown, Streamstown, Syonan, Teermore and Templemacateer.
The neighbouring civil parishes are: Conry and Killare (both barony of Rathconrath) to the north, Castletownkindalen and Kilbeggan to the east, Durrow (County Westmeath) and Durrow (County Offaly) to the south and Ardnurcher or Horseleap, Kilbride, Kilcumreragh (all County Offaly) and Kilcumreragh to the west.[2][3]