Killare (civil parish)
Killare
Cill Áir | |
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![]() ![]() 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 | 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: , Ballinacor or Clonboy, or Bishopstown, , or Mosstown, , , , , , , Bishopstown or Ballinaspick, , Clare, , or Ballinacor, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Killeenbane or Tullagh Upper, , , , , , Mosstown or Ballinkeeny, , , , , , , , , , Toordillon or Rowe and 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[]
- ^ a b 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
- Civil parishes of County Westmeath
- County Westmeath geography stubs