Rathaspick () is a
civil parish
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in
County Westmeath,
Ireland
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. It is located about north–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 ...
.
Rathaspick is one of 6 civil parishes in the
barony of
Moygoish in the
Province
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of
Leinster
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. 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
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,
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) to the west.
Rathaspick civil parish, Co. Westmeath
''The IreAtlas Townland Data Base'' Retrieved on 25 June 2015.
References
External links
Rathaspick civil parish at the IreAtlas Townland Data BaseRathaspick civil parish at Townlands.ieRathaspick civil parish at Logainm.ie
Civil parishes of County Westmeath
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