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Rathaspick, County Westmeath (civil Parish)
Rathaspick () is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–west of Mullingar. Rathaspick is one of 6 civil parishes in the barony of Moygoish in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers . Rathaspick civil parish comprises the village of Rathowen and 26 townlands: Ballydorey, Ballygarran, Ballygarvey, Ballygarveybeg, Bardanstown, Caraun Kilmacahill, Carrigagh, Clonaboy, Corry, Cross, Crumlin a.k.a. Rockfield, Curristeen, Derrydooan Lower, Derrydooan Middle, Derrydooan Upper, Henfield, Joanstown, Killinagh, Kilmacahill a.k.a. Caraun, Mace, Newpass Demesne, Rathaspick, Rathclittagh, Rathowen, Rathowen (Edward), Rockfield a.k.a. Crumlin, Stongaluggaun and Windtown. The neighbouring civil parishes are: Russagh to the north, Lackan (barony of Corkaree) to the east, Kilbixy and Kilmacnevan to the south and Ardagh, Mostrim and Rathreagh (all in the barony of Ardagh, County Longford County Longford ( gle, Conta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanstown
Joanstown is a townland in County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located about north–west of Mullingar. Joanstown is one of 26 townlands of the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Rathaspick, County Westmeath (civil parish), Rathaspick in the Barony (Ireland), barony of Moygoish in the Provinces of Ireland, Province of Leinster. The townland covers . The neighbouring townlands are: Corrydonnellan to the north, Cappagh, County Westmeath, Cappagh to the north–east, Ballinalack to the east, Cullenhugh to the south–east, Baronstown Demesne and Corry, County Westmeath, Corry to the south, Kilmacahill or Caraun and Rathowen (Edward) to the west and Rathowen, Rathaspick, Rathowen and Russagh (townland, County Westmeath), Russagh to the north–west. In the Census of Ireland, 1911, 1911 census of Ireland, there were 16 houses and 58 inhabitants [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
