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Kilcumny (civil Parish)
Kilcumny ()Kilcumny civil parish
''The Placename Database of Ireland.'' Retrieved on 3 July 2015.
is a in , . It is located about north–north–east of . Kilcumny is one of 7 civil parishes in the

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Civil Parishes In Ireland
Civil parishes () are units of territory in the island of Ireland that have their origins in old Gaelic territorial divisions. They were adopted by the Anglo-Norman Lordship of Ireland and then by the Elizabethan Kingdom of Ireland, and were formalised as land divisions at the time of the Plantations of Ireland. They no longer correspond to the boundaries of Roman Catholic or Church of Ireland parishes, which are generally larger. Their use as administrative units was gradually replaced by Poor_law_union#Ireland, Poor Law Divisions in the 19th century, although they were not formally abolished. Today they are still sometimes used for legal purposes, such as to locate property in deeds of property registered between 1833 and 1946. Origins The Irish parish was based on the Gaelic territorial unit called a ''túath'' or ''Trícha cét''. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman barons retained the ''tuath'', later renamed a parish or manor, as a un ...
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Delvin (civil Parish)
Delvin (),Delvin civil parish
''The Placename Database of Ireland.'' Retrieved on 9 July 2015.
also known as Castletowndelvin or Castletown Delvin, is a in , . It is located about north–east of . Delvin is one of 7 civil parishes in the

Clonarney (civil Parish)
Clonarney ()Clonarney civil parish
''The Placename Database of Ireland.'' Retrieved on 8 July 2015.
is a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located about north–east of Mullingar. Clonarney is one of 7 civil parishes in the Barony (Ireland), barony of Delvin (barony), Delvin in the Provinces of Ireland, Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers . Clonarney civil parish comprises 5 townlands: Clonarney, County Westmeath, Clonarney, Mulliganstown, Scurlockstown, Clonarney, Scurlockstown, Sheepstown, County Westmeath, Sheepstown and Stonestown, Clonarney, Stonestown. The neighbouring civil parishes are: Killallon County Meath to the north, Delvin (civil parish), Delvin to the north, east and south, Kilcumny (civil parish), Kilcumny and St. Mary's, Fore, St. Mary's to the ...
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Fore (barony, County Westmeath)
Fore () is a barony in northern County Westmeath, Ireland. It was formed by 1672. Geography Fore has an area of 49,056 acres, making it the largest barony in Westmeath but placing it among the smaller baronies in Ireland. Mullaghmeen, the highest point in Westmeath is located in Fore and at 261 metres (856 ft) is the lowest county high point in Ireland. The barony contains three large lakes, Lough Derravaragh, Lough Sheelin and Lough Lene and the River Inny flows through the barony before it connects to the River Shannon. The barony borders the counties of Cavan, Longford and Meath. Civil parishes of the barony This tableCivil parishes of the barony of Fore.
''Placenames Database of Ireland'' Retrieved on 22 July 2015 lists an historical geographical sub-division of the barony known as the