Bunown (civil parish)

Bunown
Bun Abhann
Civil parish
Bunown

Location of Bunown within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland

Coordinates: 53°29′18″N 7°55′4″W / 53.48833°N 7.91778°W / 53.48833; -7.91778Coordinates: 53°29′18″N 7°55′4″W / 53.48833°N 7.91778°W / 53.48833; -7.91778
Country Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Westmeath
Irish grid reference N055486

Bunown (Irish: Bun Abhann)[1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 38.14 kilometres (24 mi) west of Mullingar.

Bunown is one of 4 civil parishes in the barony of Kilkenny West in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 6,867.1 acres (27.790 km2).

Bunown civil parish comprises 18 townlands: Ballinlough, Bunown, Garnagh Island, Glassan, Glebe, Hareisland, Inchmore, Inchmore (Tiernan), Killeenmore, Killinure North, Killinure South, Lissakillen North, Lissakillen South, Nuns Island, Portlick, Rooan, Skeanaveane and Whinning.

The neighbouring civil parish is: Kilkenny West to the east.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Bunown civil parish The Placenames Database of Ireland Retrieved on 28 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Bunown civil parish, Co. Westmeath townlands.ie Retrieved on 28 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Bunown civil parish, Co. Westmeath The IreAtlas Townland Data Base. Retrieved on 28 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Bunown civil parish, Co. Westmeath The Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved on 28 July 2015.
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