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

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in south

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, in

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. It was formed by 1542.Moycashel
''townlands.ie'' Retrieved 31 May 2015 It is bordered by three other baronies: Clonlonan to the west, Rathconrath to the north, Moyashel and Magheradernon to the north-east and Fartullagh to the west. The largest population centre is Kilbeggan.

Geography

Moycashel has an area of . The barony contains a part of the south–west end of Lough Ennell and the River Brosna flows through Kilbeggan before it connects to the

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. The

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passes through the barony to the south of Kilbeggan and (together with the M4) links

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with

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. The N52, a

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passes through Kilbeggan linking the M7 motorway from just south of

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to the

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north of

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. The R446 regional road (the old N6) runs through Kilbeggan and roughly parallel to the M6, also connecting

with

. In addition the R389 (linking Kilbeggan to the R392 near Moyvore) and the R391 (linking Clara,

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Mullingar Mullingar ( ; ) is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. It is the third most populous town in the Midland Region, Ireland, Midland Region, with a population of 22,667 in the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census. The Counties of M ...

, 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

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(not to be confused with an

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Towns, villages and townlands

*Ballynagore * Castletown Geoghegan * Dysart * Kilbeggan * Rosemount *

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There are 171 townlands in the barony of Moycashel.

Buildings and other places of note

* Kilbeggan Distillery * Kilbeggan Racecourse * Market House, Kilbeggan *

Middleton Park House Middleton Park House is a mid 19th-century 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 centra ...

, 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