Kilcumreragh

Kilcumreragh
Cill Chruimthir Fhiachrach
Civil parish
Kilcumreragh

Location of Kilcumreragh within County Westmeath and County Offaly in the Republic of Ireland

Coordinates: 53°24′51″N 7°38′31″W / 53.41417°N 7.64194°W / 53.41417; -7.64194Coordinates: 53°24′51″N 7°38′31″W / 53.41417°N 7.64194°W / 53.41417; -7.64194
Country Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Westmeath and County Offaly
Irish grid reference N238404

Kilcumreragh (Irish: Cill Chruimthir Fhiachrach)[1] is a civil parish which spans the counties of Westmeath and Offaly in Ireland. It is located about 23.23 kilometres (14 mi) west–south–west of Mullingar and 18.28 kilometres (11 mi) north–north–west of Tullamore.

Kilcumreragh also spans three baronies. It is one of 8 civil parishes in the barony of Moycashel (M), 4 civil parishes in the barony of Clonlonan (C) and 4 civil parishes in the Offaly barony of Kilcoursey (K), all in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 9,280.6 acres (37.557 km2), 6,964.9 acres (28.186 km2) in County Westmeath and 2,315.7 acres (9.371 km2) in County Offaly.

Kilcumreragh civil parish comprises the village of Rosemount and 32 townlands: Ballagh (C), Ballinderry (C and M), Ballinlig (M), Ballintober (M), Ballybeg (C), Ballybrickoge (M), Ballybroder (C), Ballynagall (M), Ballynagrenia (M), Ballynahinch (K), Brackagh (K), Burrow or Glennanummer (K), Cartron Glebe (K), Coolatoor or Grouselodge (M), Coolatoor (M), Curragh (M), Curraghanana (K), Custorum (M), Derryhall (M), Curraghanana (K), Earlscartron (K), Faheeran (K), Fearboy (K), Feargarrow (K), Grange (M), Grouselodge or Coolatoor (M), Kilcatherina (C), Kilcumeragh (M), Kilmurragh (K), Laragh (M), Lisnagree (M) Newtown and Parkwood (K).

The neighbouring civil parishes are: Killare (barony of Rathconrath) to the north, Ardnurcher or Horseleap to the east, Kilmanaghan (Barony of Clonlonan), Kilcumreragh (County Offaly) and Kilmanaghan (County Offaly) to the south, Ballyloughloe (Clonlonan) to the west and Ballymore (Rathconrath) to the west and north.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Kilcumreragh civil parish The Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved on 14 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Kilcumreragh civil parish, Co. Westmeath townlands.ie Retrieved on 14 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Kilcumreragh civil parish, Co. Offaly townlands.ie Retrieved on 22 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Kilcumreragh civil parish, Co. Westmeath The IreAtlas Townland Data Base. Retrieved on 14 July 2015.
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