St. Mary's is a
civil parish
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in
County Westmeath
County Westmeath (; or simply ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It formed part of the historic Kingdom of ...
, Ireland. It is located about north–north–east of
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 ...
.
St. Mary's is one of 8 civil parishes in the
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 ...
of
Fore in the
province
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of
Leinster
Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland.
The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, which existed during Gaelic Ireland. Following the 12th-century ...
. The civil parish covers .
St. Mary's civil parish comprises 7 townlands:
Aghalasty and Ankersland,
Balnavine,
Carrick,
Christianstown,
Cummerstown,
Glenidan and
Martinstown.
The neighbouring civil parishes are:
Moylagh (
County Meath
County Meath ( ; or simply , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is bordered by County Dublin to the southeast, County ...
) to the north,
Delvin
Delvin () is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland; it is located on the N52 road at a junction with the N51 to Navan. The town is from Mullingar (along the N52).
The word Delvin comes from Delbhna. That tribe settled in what is present- ...
to the east,
Clonarney to the east and south,
Kilcumny to the south and
St. Feighin's
St. Feighin's is a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–north–east of Mullingar.
St. Feighin's is one of 8 civil parishes in the Barony (Ireland), barony of Fore (barony, County W ...
to the west.
St. Mary's civil parish
''The IreAtlas Townland Database.'' Retrieved on 18 July 2015
References
Civil parishes of County Westmeath
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