Kilbeggan () is a
civil parish
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in
County Westmeath,
Ireland
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. It is located about south–south–west of
Mullingar
Mullingar ( ; ) is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. It is the third most populous town in the Midland Region, with a population of 20,928 in the 2016 census.
The Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543 proclaimed Westmeath ...
.
Kilbeggan is one of 8 civil parishes in the
barony of
Moycashel
Moycashel (), previously the barony of Rossaughe, and before that, Delamares country, is a barony in south County Westmeath, in the Republic of Ireland. It was formed by 1542. in the
Province
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of
Leinster
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. The civil parish covers .
Kilbeggan civil parish comprises the town of
Kilbeggan and 29 townlands:
Aghamore
Aghamore () is a townland in County Leitrim, Ireland, located on the main N4 national primary road between Dublin and Sligo
Sligo ( ; ga, Sligeach , meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo ...
,
Aghuldred,
Ardnaglew,
Ballinderry Big,
Ballinderry Little,
Ballinwire,
Ballymacmorris,
Ballynasudder,
Ballyoban,
Brownscurragh,
Camagh
Camagh () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Templeport and barony of Tullyhaw. The local pronunciation is ''Commagh''.
Geography
Camagh is bounded on the north by ...
,
Clonaglin,
Coola, Demesne or Mearsparkfarm,
Grange and Kiltober,
Grangegibbon,
Greenan,
Guigginstown,
Hallsfarm,
Kilbeggan,
Kilbeggan North,
Kilbeggan South, Kiltober and Grange,
Loughanagore,
Meadowpark,
Meeldrum,
Meeniska,
Meersparkfarm or Demesne,
Shureen and Ballynasuddery,
Skeahanagh,
Stonehousefarm and
Tonaphort.
The neighbouring civil parishes are:
Castletownkindalen
Castletownkindalen () is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about south–west of Mullingar.
Castletownkindalen is one of 8 civil parishes in the barony of Moycashel in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers ...
to the north,
Newtown to the east,
Rahugh
Rahugh or ''Ráith Aeda Meic Bric'' is an early Christian site founded by Áed mac Bricc (also referred to as Saint Hugh of Rahugh) in the 6th century, inside a ráth or ringfort. The site, located about 8 km north of Tullamore along the L ...
to the east and south,
Durrow to the south and
Ardnurcher Ardnurcher may refer to:
*Horseleap, sometimes spelled as Ardnurcher, a village on the border of County Offaly and County Westmeath, Ireland
* Ardnurcher, County Offaly (civil parish), a civil parish in County Offaly, Ireland
*Ardnurcher, County W ...
or Horseleap to the west.
Kilbeggan civil parish, Co. Westmeath
''The IreAtlas Townland Data Base.'' Retrieved on 14 July 2015.
References
External links
Kilbeggan civil parish
at the IreAtlas Townland Data Base
Kilbeggan civil parish
at townlands.ie
Kilbeggan civil parish
at The Placenames Database of Ireland
Civil parishes of County Westmeath
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