Rathconrath (), previously the barony of Rathcomyrta, before that Daltons 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 the west of

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, in the

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. It was formed by 1542. It is bordered by

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to the north–west and five other Westmeath baronies:

Moygoish Moygoish () is a barony in north County Westmeath, in the Republic of Ireland, formed by 1672.Moygoish
'town ...

to the north,

Moyashel and Magheradernon Moyashel and Magheradernon () is a barony in the centre of County Westmeath, in the Republic of Ireland, formed by 1672. It is bordered by eight other baronies: Corkaree and Fore (to the north), Delvin and Farbill (to the east), Fartullagh an ...

to the east,

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.

and Clonlonan to the south and

Kilkenny West Kilkenny West (), previously Maherquirke or Dillons country, is a barony in west County Westmeath, Ireland. It was formed by 1542. It is bordered by County Longford to the west; it is also bordered by three other Westmeath baronies: Rathconrat ...

to the west. Note that the village of

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 ...

is not synonymous with the barony of the same name.

Geography

Rathconrath has an area of .

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hill rises to .

Civil parishes of the barony

This tableCivil parishes of the barony of Rathconrath.
''The Placenames Database of Ireland'' Retrieved 8 June 2015 lists an historical geographical sub-division of the barony known as the

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(not to be confused with an

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Villages and townlands

* Ballymore, a village on the R390 regional road between

Athlone Athlone (; ) is a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second most populous town in the Midlands Region with a population of ...

and

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 Westmeat ...

* Dysart, a village on the R391 road *

Loughnavalley Louaghnavalley or Loughnavally () is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located at the crossroads of the R389 and the R390, to the west of Mullingar. The Hill of Uisneach stands to the west of the town, near the village of Killare. ...

, a village at the junction of the R389 and the R390 roads *Moyvore, a village on the R392 road *

Moyvoughly Moyvoughly (historically ''Moyvaghly'', from ) is a small village in the countryside of County Westmeath. It is about 5 km north of the town of Moate Moate (; ) is a town in County Westmeath, Ireland. The name ''An Móta'' is derived from t ...

, a small village *

, a village on the R392 road, west of Mullingar There are 162 townlands in the barony of Rathconrath.

Places of interest

Hill of Uisneach The Hill of Uisneach or Ushnagh ( ga, Uisneach or ) is a hill and ancient ceremonial site in the barony of Rathconrath in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is a protected national monument. It consists of numerous monuments and earthworks— prehist ...

(), an ancient ceremonial site consisting of a set of monuments and earthworks spread over two square kilometres, in folklore the centre of Ireland.

References

External links

Map of the barony of Rathconrath
at openstreetmap.org
Barony of Rathconrath, County Westmeath
at Townlands.ie {{County Westmeath Baronies of County Westmeath