Moycashel (), previously the barony of Rossaughe, and before that, Delamares country, is a

barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron * Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron * Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...

in south

County Westmeath "Noble above nobility" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Westmeath.svg , subdivision_type = Sovereign state, Country , subdivision_name = Republic of Ireland, Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Provinces o ...

, in the

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. It was formed by 1542.Moycashel
''townlands.ie'' Retrieved 31 May 2015 It is bordered by three other baronies:

Clonlonan Clonlonan () is a barony in south–west County Westmeath, Ireland. It was formed by 1672. It is bordered by County Offaly to the south and a small part of County Roscommon at Long Island on the River Shannon to the west. It also borders four oth ...

to the west,

Rathconrath Rathconrath () is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is situated on the R392 regional road west of Mullingar. Rathconrath is also one of the baronies in Co. Westmeath, see list of baronies of Ireland. Public transport Bus Éirean ...

to the north, Moyashel and Magheradernon to the north-east and Fartullagh to the west. The largest population centre is

Kilbeggan Kilbeggan () is a town in the barony of Moycashel, County Westmeath, Ireland. Geography Kilbeggan is situated on the River Brosna, in the south of County Westmeath. It lies south of Lough Ennell, and Castletown Geoghegan, north of the boundar ...

Geography

Moycashel has an area of . The barony contains a part of the south–west end of

Lough Ennell Lough Ennell () is a lake near the town of Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. It is situated beside the N52 road, off the Mullingar/ Kilbeggan road. The lake is part of the Lough Ennell Special Protection Area. It is long by wide, with an ...

and the

River Brosna The River Brosna ( ga, An Bhrosnach) is a river within the Shannon River Basin in Ireland, flowing through County Westmeath and County Offaly. The river rises in Lough Owel north of Mullingar and is a tributary of the River Shannon. It meets t ...

flows through Kilbeggan before it connects to the

River Shannon The River Shannon ( ga, Abhainn na Sionainne, ', '), at in length, is the longest river in the British Isles. It drains the Shannon River Basin, which has an area of , – approximately one fifth of the area of the island of Ireland. The Shan ...

. The M6 motorway passes through the barony to the south of Kilbeggan and (together with the M4) links Dublin with Galway. The N52, a national secondary road passes through Kilbeggan linking the M7 motorway from just south of Nenagh, County Tipperary to the M1 motorway north of Dundalk in

County Louth County Louth ( ; ga, An Lú) is a coastal county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. Louth is bordered by the counties of Meath to the south, Monaghan to the west, Armagh to the north and Down to the ...

. The R446 regional road (the old N6) runs through Kilbeggan and roughly parallel to the M6, also connecting Dublin with Galway. In addition the R389 (linking Kilbeggan to the R392 near Moyvore) and the R391 (linking Clara,

County Offaly County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in hono ...

to Mullingar, County Westmeath) pass through the barony.

Civil parishes of the barony

This tableCivil parishes of the barony of Moycashel.
''The Placenames Database of Ireland'' Retrieved 8 Jun 2015 lists an historical geographical sub-division of the barony known as the civil parish (not to be confused with an Ecclesiastical parish).

Towns, villages and townlands

*Ballynagore *

Castletown Geoghegan Castletown Geoghegan () is a village in County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and lies south west of Lough Ennell near the county town of Mullingar. Castletown was the seat of the Geoghegan family of the medieval Barony of Moycashel in ...

* Dysart *

* Rosemount *

Streamstown Streamstown () is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland. It sits roughly 20 km from the county town of Mullingar. Streamstown was historically called ''Ballintruhan'', which is an anglicisation of its Irish name. A horse named '' Streamstown' ...

There are 171 townlands in the barony of Moycashel.

Buildings and other places of note

* Kilbeggan Distillery *

Kilbeggan Racecourse Kilbeggan Racecourse is a horse racing venue in Kilbeggan, County Westmeath, Ireland. The first recording of racing in the Kilbeggan area was in March 1840. The course is located from the nearest, larger town of Mullingar and from the capital c ...

* Market House, Kilbeggan *

Middleton Park House Middleton Park House is a 19th-century Georgian country house in Castletown-Geoghegan, County Westmeath It stands on a gentle hill on a kilometre-long avenue looking towards Lough Ennell. It is a detached six-bay two-storey building with the c ...

, Castletown Geoghegan * Mount Druid, Castletown Geoghegan * St. Micheal's Church, Castletown Geoghegan

References

External links

Map of Moycashel
at openstreetmap.org
Barony of Moycashel, County Westmeath
at townlands.ie {{County Westmeath Baronies of County Westmeath