Brawny (barony) explained

Brawny
Settlement Type:Barony
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Leinster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Westmeath
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:48.8
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:WET
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:+1
Coordinates:53.4239°N -7.9081°W
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference
Blank Info:N061415

Brawny [1] is a barony in south–west County Westmeath, Ireland. It was formed by 1672.[2] It is bordered by County Roscommon to the west. It also borders two other Westmeath baronies: Kilkenny West (to the north–east) and Clonlonan (to the south-east). The largest centre of population in the barony is the town of Athlone.

Geography

Brawny has an area of 12069.4acres.

The barony contains a small part of the southern end of the second largest lake on the River Shannon, Lough Ree. It also includes part of the eastern half of the Shannon as far as Long Island to the south. The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at 360.50NaN0.[3]

Several significant roads pass through the barony. The M6, a motorway forming part of the N6 Dublin to Galway national primary road, the N55 national secondary road connecting Athlone to Cavan and the N62 connecting the M6 to the M8.

A railway line carrying several of the national rail company Iarnród Éireann's intercity services also passes through the barony.

Civil parish

The barony is unusual in Ireland in having a single civil parish - St Mary's - that comprises the entire barony.[4] It should not be confused with an Ecclesiastical parish of the same name.

Towns, villages and townlands

There are 62 townlands in the barony of Brawny.

Places of interest

Moydrum Castle is a ruined gothic-revivalist castle in the area. It was completed in 1814 and destroyed by fire in 1921.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Breámhaine / Brawny . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 19 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Barony of Brawny, Co. Westmeath. townlands.ie. 27 May 2015.
  3. Web site: Primary Schools . Ordnance Survey Ireland. 4 March 2021.
  4. http://www.logainm.ie/en/s?txt=in:256&cat=PAR Civil parishes of the barony of Brawny.