Rathconrath (), previously the barony of Rathcomyrta, before that Daltons country, is a barony in the west of County Westmeath, in 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 .

Rathconrath (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).

Rathconrath (barony)

Villages and townlands

Ballymore, a village on the R390 regional road between Athlone and Mullingar

Dysart, a village on the R391 road

Loughnavalley, a village at the junction of the R389 and the R390 roads

Moyvore, a village on the R392 road

Moyvoughly, a small village

Rathconrath, a village on the R392 road, west of Mullingar

There are 162 townlands in the barony of Rathconrath.

Rathconrath (barony)

Places of interest

Hill of Uisneach (), an ancient ceremonial site consisting of a set of monuments and earthworks spread over two square kilometres, in folklore the centre of Ireland.

References

External links

Map of the barony of Rathconrath at openstreetmap.org

Barony of Rathconrath, County Westmeath at Townlands.ie

Baronies of County Westmeath