Kilkenny West
Cill Chainnigh Thiar | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 53°29′40″N 7°50′07″W / 53.4944°N 7.8353°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | Westmeath |
Area | |
• Total | 152.4 km2 (58.8 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | N109493 |
Kilkenny West (Irish: Cill Chainnigh Thiar), previously Maherquirke or Dillons country,[1] is a barony in west County Westmeath, Ireland. It was formed by 1542.[2] It is bordered by County Longford to the west; it is also bordered by three other Westmeath baronies: Rathconrath (to the east), Brawny (to the south-west) and Clonlonan (to the south-east). The largest centre of population in the barony is the village of Glassan.
Kilkenny West has an area of 37,651 acres (152.37 km2).[2] The barony contains part of the second largest lake on the River Shannon, Lough Ree. The N55 national secondary road connecting Athlone to Cavan passes through the barony.
This table[3] lists an historical geographical sub-division of the barony known as the civil parish (not to be confused with an Ecclesiastical parish).
Name in English | Name in Irish |
---|---|
Bunown | Bun Abhann |
Kilkenny West | Cill Chainnigh Thiar |
Drumraney | Droim Raithne |
Noughaval | Nuachabháil |
There are 136 townlands in the barony of Kilkenny West.[2]