Kilkenny West (civil parish)

Kilkenny West (Irish: Cill Chainnigh)^[1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 33.81 kilometres (21 mi) west of Mullingar.

Kilkenny West Cill Chainnigh
Civil parish
Kilkenny West Location of Kilkenny West within County Westmeath in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°29′15″N 7°51′6″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Westmeath
Irish grid reference	N098485

Kilkenny West is one of 4 civil parishes in the barony of Kilkenny West in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 10,030.3 acres (40.591 km²).

Kilkenny West civil parish comprises the village of Glassan and 45 townlands: Annagh, Auburn, Ballaghkeeran Big, Ballaghkeeran Little, Ballyboy Lowpark, Ballynacliffy, Ballynakill, Ballynakill Upper, Bethlehem, Bleanphuttoge, Boardsland, Brittas, Caplahard, Carrickfin, Cartronkeel, Corr, Creevenmanagh, Deerpark, Farrannamoreen, Fortyacres, Glassan, Kilfaughny, Kilkenny Abbey, Kilkenny Lanesborough, Kilkenny West, Lackan, Lisdachon, Lisnascreen, Lissatunny, Lissoy, Littletown, Lowpark Ballyboy, Lurgan, Magheracuirknagh, Pearsonsbrook, Portaneena, Rath, Temple's Island, Toberclare, Tobernagauhoge, Tonagh, Tullaghan, Tullyhogan, Tullyhumphrys, Tullylanesborough and Waterstown

The neighbouring civil parishes are: Shrule (County Longford) to the north, Noughaval to the north–east, Drumraney to the east, Ballyloughloe and St. Mary's to the south, Bunown to the west and Noughaval to the north–west.^[2][3][1]