Rathaspick
Ráth Easpaig | |
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Location of Rathaspick within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland | |
Coordinates: 53°38′25″N 7°32′21″W / 53.64028°N 7.53917°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Westmeath |
Irish grid reference | N305656 |
Rathaspick (Irish: Ráth Easpaig)[1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 18.17 kilometres (11 mi) north–west of Mullingar.
Rathaspick is one of 6 civil parishes in the barony of Moygoish in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 7,661.3 acres (31.004 km2).
Rathaspick civil parish comprises the village of Rathowen and 26 townlands: Ballydorey, Ballygarran, Ballygarvey, Ballygarveybeg, Bardanstown, Caraun a.k.a. Kilmacahill, Carrigagh, Clonaboy, Corry, Cross, Crumlin a.k.a. Rockfield, Curristeen, Derrydooan Lower, Derrydooan Middle, Derrydooan Upper, Henfield, Joanstown, Killinagh, Kilmacahill a.k.a. Caraun, Mace, Newpass Demesne, Rathaspick, Rathclittagh, Rathowen, Rathowen (Edward), Rockfield a.k.a. Crumlin, Stongaluggaun and Windtown.
The neighbouring civil parishes are: Russagh to the north, Lackan (barony of Corkaree) to the east, Kilbixy and Kilmacnevan to the south and Ardagh, Mostrim and Rathreagh (all in the barony of Ardagh, County Longford) to the west.[2][3]