Killare (civil parish)

Killare (Irish: Cill Áir)[1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 18.92 kilometres (12 mi) west–south–west of Mullingar.

Killare Cill Áir
Civil parish
Killare Location of Killare within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°28′52″N 7°37′15″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Westmeath
Irish grid reference	N252479

Killare is one of 9 civil parishes in the barony of Rathconrath in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 11,279.2 acres (45.645 km²).

Killare civil parish comprises Ballymore village and 43 townlands: Ardbrennan, Ballinacor or Clonboy, Ballinaspick or Bishopstown, Ballinive, Ballinkeeny or Mosstown, Ballinlavan, Ballyclogher, Ballydavid, Ballymacallen, Ballymacartan, Bessville, Bishopstown or Ballinaspick, Bracknahevla, Clare, Clinickilroe, Clonboy or Ballinacor, Clonnamanagh, Clonnslynagh, Clonybane, Clonyveey, Clyglass, Duneel, Dungaghy, Gibstown, Keenoge, Killarecastle, Killarechurch, Killaroo, Killeenagh, Killeenagroagh, Killeenbane or Tullagh Upper, Killeenboy, Killeenbrack, Lurgan, Maddadoo, Moranspark, Mosstown or Ballinkeeny, Mosstown Demesne, Mullaghcloe, Pottiaghan Commons, Rackavra, Rathskeagh Lower, Rathskeagh Upper, Rowe or Toordillon, Taghnafearagh, Toorcoffey, Toordillon or Rowe and Tullagh Upper or Killeenbane.

The neighbouring civil parishes are: Templepatrick to the north, Ballymorin to the north–east, Conry to the east, Ardnurcher, or Horseleap to the south–east, Kilcumreragh to the south–west and Ballymore to the west.[2][3][1]