Killucan and Rathwire

Killucan
Irish: Cill Liúcainne
Census town
Killucan is located in Ireland
Killucan
Killucan
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°30′18″N 7°08′49″W / 53.5050°N 7.1469°W / 53.5050; -7.1469
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Elevation
128 m (420 ft)
Population1,370
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceN566514
Map of Killucan and Rathwire

The villages of Killucan (Irish: Cill Liúcainne, meaning 'church of Lucan')[2] and Rathwire (Irish: Ráth Guaire, meaning 'fort of Guaire')[3] are co-located in the east of County Westmeath, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, they had a combined population of 1,370. Killucan is on the R156 road about 15 km (9.3 mi) from Mullingar and 60 km (37 mi) from Dublin.

  1. ^ "Sapmpap Area - Settlements - Killucan-Rathwire". Census 2016. CSO. 2016. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Cill Liúcainne/Leenaun". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Ráth Ghuaire/Rathwire". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 18 October 2021.