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Kilkenny West

Kilkenny West, 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, Brawny and Clonlonan. The largest centre of population in the barony is the village of Glassan.

Geography
Kilkenny West has an area of . 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 ==
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). ==Towns, villages and townlands==
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 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, from Athlone, on the N55. There are 136 townlands in the barony of Kilkenny West. ==References==
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