Mullingar (civil parish)

Mullingar An Muileann gCearr
Civil parish
Royal Canal in Mullingar
Mullingar Location of Mullingar within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°31′22″N 7°22′15″W / 53.52278°N 7.37083°W / 53.52278; -7.37083
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Westmeath
Irish grid reference	N418527

Mullingar (Irish: An Muileann gCearr, meaning 'the left–handed mill')^[1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It includes Mullingar the county town of Westmeath, as well as the eponymous townland. Mullingar parish is located about 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Dublin on the N4 road and the N52 road which meet east of Mullingar town. It is served by Mullingar railway station on the Dublin to Sligo line. The Royal Canal also passes through the parish and the town.

Lough Ennell lies to the south of Mullingar, Lough Owel to the north.

Mullingar is one of 3 civil parishes in the barony of Moyashel and Magheradernon in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 22,435.6 acres (90.794 km²). Parts of the parish (Cartronganny, Clownstown, part of Plodstown and Russellstown) are in the neighbouring barony of Fartullagh.^{[citation needed]}

The neighbouring civil parishes are: Portnashangan (barony of Corkaree) to the north, Rathconnell to the north‑east, Killucan (barony of Farbill) to the east, Lynn (barony of Fartullagh) to the south‑east and south, Dysart and Churchtown (barony of Rathconrath) to the south‑west, Rathconrath (Rathconrath) to the west and Templeoran (barony of Moygoish) and Portloman (Corkaree) to the north‑west.^[2][3]