Ardnurcher, County Offaly (civil parish)

Ardnurcher (Irish: Baile Átha an Urchair)[1] is a civil parish in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located about 13.74 kilometres (9 mi) north–north–west of Tullamore.

For the contiguous civil parish in County Westmeath, see Ardnurcher, County Westmeath (civil parish).

Ardnurcher

Baile Átha an Urchair
Civil parish
Ardnurcher
Location of Ardnurcher within County Offaly in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°22′54″N 7°35′57″W
Country Republic of Ireland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Offaly
Irish grid referenceN294388

Ardnurcher is one of four civil parishes in the barony of Kilcoursey in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 2,819.6 acres (11.411 km2). It is contiguous with the majority of the Ardnurcher civil parish, which is in County Westmeath.

Ardnurcher civil parish, County Offaly comprises 14 townlands: Ardnurcher Glebe, Attiblaney, Ballykilleen, Ballynakill Beg, Ballynakill Little, Burrow, Cappydonnell Big, Cappydonnell Little, Cloncraff, Dunard, Kilmalady Big, Kilmalady Little, Russagh and Tully.

The neighbouring civil parishes are: Ardnurcher, or Horseleap (County Westmeath) to the north and east, Kilbride to the south, Kilmanaghan to the south and west and Kilcumreragh to the west and north.[2][3]

References
  1. Ardnurcher civil parish, County Offaly The Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved on 18 July 2015.
  2. Ardnurcher civil parish, County Offaly townlands.ie Retrieved on 18 July 2015.
  3. Ardnurcher civil parish, County Offaly The IreAtlas Townland Data Base. Retrieved on 18 July 2015.
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