Rathconrath (barony)
Rathconrath, previously the barony of Rathcomyrta, before that Daltons country, is a barony in the west of County Westmeath, in the Republic of Ireland. It was formed by 1542. It is bordered by County Longford to the north–west and five other Westmeath baronies: Moygoish to the north, Moyashel and Magheradernon to the east, Moycashel and Clonlonan to the south and Kilkenny West to the west. Note that the village of Rathconrath is not synonymous with the barony of the same name.Geography
Rathconrath has an area of. Uisneach hill rises to.This table lists an historical geographical sub-division of the barony known as the civil parish.
Name in English | Name in Irish |
Ballymore | An Baile Mór |
Ballymorin | Baile Mhóirín |
Churchtown | Baile an Teampaill |
Conry | Cónra |
Dysart | An Díseart |
Killare | Cill Áir |
Piercetown | Baile Phiarais |
Rathconrath | Ráth Conarta |
Templepatrick | Teampall Phádraig |
- Ballymore, a village on the R390 regional road between Athlone and Mullingar.
- Dysart, a village on the R391
- Loughanavally, a village at the junction of the R389 and the R390
- Moyvore, a village on the R392 regional road.
- Moyvoughly, a small village
- Rathconrath, a village situated on the R392 regional road west of Mullingar.
There are 162 townlands in the barony of Rathconrath.