Kilkenny West
# Kilkenny West

Kilkenny West (Irish: Cill Chainnigh Thiar), previously Maherquirke or Dillons country, is a barony in west County Westmeath, Ireland. It was formed by 1542. It is bordered by County Longford to the west; it is also bordered by three other Westmeath baronies: Rathconrath (to the east), Brawny (to the south-west) and Clonlonan (to the south-east). The largest centre of population in the barony is the village of Glassan.

## Geography

Kilkenny West has an area of 37,651 acres (152.37 $km^2).$ The barony contains part of the second largest lake on the River Shannon, Lough Ree. The N55 national secondary road connecting Athlone to Cavan passes through the barony.

## Civil parishes of the barony

This table 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 |
| - | - |
| Bunown | Bun Abhann |
| Kilkenny West | Cill Chainnigh Thiar |
| Drumraney | Droim Raithne |
| Noughaval | Nuachabháil |

## Towns, villages and townlands

* Ballykeeran, a small village located on the N55 national secondary road north of Athlone.
* Drumraney, a village just off the R390 regional road.
* Glassan also known as the Village of the Roses, a small village 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Athlone, on the N55.
* Tang, a village on the N55 between Athlone and Ballymahon.
* The Pigeons, an area on the N55 between Tubberclare and Tang.
* Tubberclare, a large parish and townland, 9 km (6 mi) from Athlone, on the N55.

There are 136 townlands in the barony of Kilkenny West.

