Moycashel (Irish: Maigh Chaisil),[1] previously the barony of Rossaughe, and before that, Delamares country,[2] is a barony in south County Westmeath, in Ireland. It was formed by 1542.[3] It is bordered by three other baronies: Clonlonan to the west, Rathconrath to the north, Moyashel and Magheradernon to the north-east and Fartullagh to the west. The largest population centre is Kilbeggan.
Moycashel
Maigh Chaisil | |
|---|---|
 Location of Moycashel on a map of Westmeath | |
  Moycashel Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°23′51″N 7°30′26″W / 53.3975°N 7.5072°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Westmeath |
| Area | |
• Total | 198.2 km2 (76.5 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N328386 |
Geography
editMoycashel has an area of 48,965.4 acres (198.156 km2).[3] The barony contains a part of the south–west end of Lough Ennell and the River Brosna flows through Kilbeggan before it connects to the River Shannon.
The M6 motorway passes through the barony to the south of Kilbeggan and (together with the M4) links Dublin with Galway.
The N52, a national secondary road passes through Kilbeggan linking the M7 motorway from just south of Nenagh, County Tipperary to the M1 motorway north of Dundalk in County Louth.
The R446 regional road (the old N6) runs through Kilbeggan and roughly parallel to the M6, also connecting Dublin with Galway.
In addition the R389 (linking Kilbeggan to the R392 near Moyvore) and the R391 (linking Clara, County Offaly to Mullingar, County Westmeath) pass through the barony.
Civil parishes of the barony
editThis table[4] lists an historical geographical sub-division of the barony known as the civil parish (not to be confused with an Ecclesiastical parish).
| Name in English | Name in Irish |
|---|---|
| Ardnurcher or Horseleap | Baile Átha an Urchair |
| Castletownkindalen | Baile an Chaisleáin |
| Durrow | Darú |
| Dysart | An Díseart |
| Kilbeggan | Cill Bheagáin |
| Kilcumreragh | Cill Chruimthir Fhiachrach |
| Newtown | An Baile Nua |
| Rahugh | Ráth Aodha |
Towns, villages and townlands
edit- Ballynagore
- Castletown Geoghegan
- Dysart
- Kilbeggan
- Rosemount
- Streamstown
There are 171 townlands in the barony of Moycashel.[3]
Buildings and other places of note
edit- Kilbeggan Distillery
- Kilbeggan Racecourse
- Market House, Kilbeggan
- Middleton Park House, Castletown Geoghegan
- Mount Druid, Castletown Geoghegan
- St. Micheal's Church, Castletown Geoghegan
References
edit- ^ Barony of Moycashel The Placenames Database of Ireland Retrieved 31 May 2015
- ^ Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543 (34 Hen. 8. c. 1 (I)); see Henry VIII Part 3. State Papers. Vol. 2. Murray. 1834. p. 7, fn.14.
- ^ a b c Moycashel townlands.ie Retrieved 31 May 2015
- ^ Civil parishes of the barony of Moycashel. The Placenames Database of Ireland Retrieved 8 Jun 2015
External links
edit- Map of Moycashel at openstreetmap.org
- Barony of Moycashel, County Westmeath at townlands.ie
