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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, Co ... [...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 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-Norman barons retained the ''tuath'', later renamed a parish or manor, as a unit of taxation. The civil parish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanstown
Joanstown is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–west of Mullingar. Joanstown is one of 26 townlands of the civil parish of Rathaspick in the barony of Moygoish in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers . The neighbouring townlands are: Corrydonnellan to the north, Cappagh to the north–east, Ballinalack to the east, Cullenhugh to the south–east, Baronstown Demesne and Corry to the south, Kilmacahill or Caraun and Rathowen (Edward) to the west and Rathowen and Russagh to the north–west. In the 1911 census of Ireland The 1911 Census of Ireland was the last census that covered the whole island of Ireland. Censuses were taken at ten-year intervals from 1821 onwards, but the 1921 census was cancelled due to the Irish War of Independence. The original records o ..., there were 16 houses and 58 inhabitants [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
