Rathconrath (civil parish)

Rathconrath (Irish: Ráth Conarta)[1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 13.93 kilometres (9 mi) west of Mullingar on the R392 road and the Royal Canal.

Church ruin and graveyard in the eastern outskirts of Rathconrath
Coolnahay Lock in the Royal Canal in the north of Rathconrath

Rathconrath

Ráth Conarta
Civil parish
Cleggarnagh road junction on the R392
Rathconrath
Location of Rathconrath within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°32′38″N 7°33′10″W
Country Republic of Ireland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Irish grid referenceN296549

Rathconrath is one of 9 civil parishes in the barony of Rathconrath in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 8,713.3 acres (35.261 km2).

Rathconrath civil parish comprises the village of Rathconrath and 34 townlands: Ballard, Ballinlug, Ballyglass, Ballynacarrow, Balrath, Bifurze, Castlegaddery, Cleggarnagh, Corkan, Davidstown, Farthingstown, Irishtown, Jordanstown, Killahugh, Kilpatrick, Lisnacask, Loughan, Luggygalla, Milltown, Modranstown, Paddinstown Lower, Paddinstown Upper, Parcellstown, Pishanagh, Rathcaled, Rathcastle, Rathconrath, Rathduff, Rathtrim, Rowlandstown, Sheean, Simonstown, Skeagh Beg and Skeagh More.

The neighbouring civil parishes are: Kilmacnevan to the north and east, Templeoran to the east, Churchtown and Mullingar to the south–east, Ballymorin and Conry to the south–west and Piercetown to the north–west.[1][2][3]

References
  1. Rathconrath civil parish The Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved on 3 August 2015.
  2. Rathconrath civil parish, Co. Westmeath townlands.ie Retrieved on 3 August 2015.
  3. Rathconrath civil parish, Co. Westmeath The IreAtlas Townland Data Base. Retrieved on 3 August 2015.
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