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Kilmanaghan (civil parish)

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Country
  
Republic of Ireland

Province
  
Leinster

Irish grid reference
  
N208368

Kilmanaghan (civil parish)

County
  
County Westmeath and County Offaly

Kilmanaghan (Irish: Cill Mhancháin, meaning "Manchan’s church") is a civil parish which spans the counties of Offaly and Westmeath in Ireland. It is located about 27.76 kilometres (17 mi) south–west of Mullingar and 17.52 kilometres (11 mi) north–west of Tullamore.

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Map of Kilmanaghan, Co. Offaly, Ireland

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 km2), 1,635.1 acres (6.617 km2) in County Westmeath and 6,569.4 acres (26.585 km2) in County Offaly.

Kilmanaghan civil parish comprises the town of Moate, 10 townlands in County Westmeath and 22 Townlands in County Offaly:

County Westmeath: Ardnaponra, Bawnoges, Cappantack, Cloghbane, Culleenagower, Killeenboylegan, Kilnahinch, Legan, Magheramurry and Toorfelim.

County Offaly: Ballinaminton East, Ballinaminton West, Bolart North, Bolart South, Cloghanamina, Cloghatanny, Garryduff or Greenville, Gorteen, Greenville or Garryduff, Kilcurley, Kilfoylan, Kilmanaghan, Kippeenduff, Lurgan, Moyally, Newtown, Shanballynakill, Tinamuck East, Tinamuck South, Tinamuck West, Tober, Tully and Wilton.

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.

References

Kilmanaghan (civil parish) Wikipedia