Ardnurcher, County Westmeath (civil parish)

Ardnurcher (Irish: Baile Átha an Urchair)[1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 19.89 kilometres (12 mi) south–west of Mullingar.

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

Ardnurcher

Baile Átha an Urchair
Civil parish
Ardnurcher
Location of Ardnurcher within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°23′58″N 7°33′30″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Irish grid referenceN294388

Ardnurcher is one of 8 civil parishes in the barony of Moycashel in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 9,194.7 acres (37.210 km2). It is contiguous with the remainder of the Ardnurcher civil parish, which is in County Offaly.

Ardnurcher civil parish, County Westmeath comprises 40 townlands: Ardballymore, Ardnurcher, Ballard, Ballinlaban, Ballyhattan, Ballynamullen, Brackagh Castle, Bunanagh, Cappaduff, Cloghanaskaw, Clongowly, Cloonymurrikin, Coolalough, Coolfin, Corgarve, Correagh, Creeve, Donore Demesne, Gawny, Gneevekeel, Kilbeg, Kilgaroan, Killard, Killeagh, Killeenycallaghan, Kilnagalliagh, Kilnalug, Kilpatrick, Lismoyny, Lissavra Big, Lissavra Little, Monaduff, Moycashel, Skeheen (Evans), Skeheen (Nagle), Spittaltown, Streamstown, Syonan, Teermore and Templemacateer.

The neighbouring civil parishes are: Conry and Killare (both barony of Rathconrath) to the north, Castletownkindalen and Kilbeggan to the east, Durrow (County Westmeath) and Durrow (County Offaly) to the south and Ardnurcher or Horseleap, Kilbride, Kilcumreragh (all County Offaly) and Kilcumreragh to the west.[2][3]

References
  1. Ardnurcher civil parish The Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved on 17 July 2015.
  2. Ardnurcher civil parish, Co. Westmeath townlands.ie Retrieved on 17 July 2015.
  3. Ardnurcher civil parish, Co. Westmeath The IreAtlas Townland Data Base. Retrieved on 17 July 2015.


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