Kilmanaghan (civil parish)

Kilmanaghan Cill Mhancháin
Civil parish
Kilmanaghan Location of Kilmanaghan within the counties of Offaly and Westmeath in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°22′55″N 7°41′17″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Westmeath and County Offaly
Irish grid reference	N208368

Kilmanaghan (Irish: Cill Mhancháin, meaning 'Manchan’s church')[1][2] is a civil parish which spans the counties of Offaly and Westmeath in Ireland. It is located about 28 km (17 mi) south–west of Mullingar and 18 km (11 mi) north–west of Tullamore.

Geography

Kilmanaghan is one of four civil parishes in the barony of Clonlonan (Westmeath) and 4 civil parishes in the barony of Kilcoursey (Offaly), both in the province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 8,204.5 acres (33.202 km^2), 1,635.1 acres (6.617 km^2) in County Westmeath and 6,569.4 acres (26.585 km^2) in County Offaly.

Kilmanaghan civil parish comprises the town of Moate, 10 townlands in County Westmeath[3] and 22 townlands in County Offaly.[4]

The neighbouring civil parishes are: Ballyloughloe and Kilcumreragh to the north, Ardnurcher or Horseleap and Kilbride to the east, Lemanaghan and Rahan to the south and Kilcleagh to the west.[3][4][5]

References

1. Kilmanaghan civil parish The Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved on 24 July 2015.
2. Joyce, P. W. (Patrick Weston) (1913). Irish names of places (PDF). Vol. v.3. Dublin : Phoenix. p. 424.
3. Kilmanaghan civil parish, County Westmeath townlands.ie Retrieved on 24 July 2015.
4. Kilmanaghan civil parish, County Offaly townlands.ie Retrieved on 24 July 2015.
5. Kilmanaghan civil parish, County Westmeath The IreAtlas Townland Data Base. Retrieved on 24 July 2015.

External links

• Kilmanaghan civil parish, County Westmeath at The Placenames Database of Ireland