Kilkenny West (civil parish)

{{Short description|Civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}

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| name = Kilkenny West

| settlement_type = Civil parish

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Kilkenny West within County Westmeath in Ireland

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Ireland

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Leinster

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = County Westmeath

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Kilkenny West ({{Irish place name|Cill Chainnigh}}){{cite web | url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/2469 | title = Cill Chainnigh/Kilkenny West | work = Placenames Database of Ireland | access-date = 3 February 2025}} is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about {{convert|33.81|km|mi|0}} west of Mullingar.

Kilkenny West is one of 4 civil parishes in the barony of Kilkenny West in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers {{convert|10030.3|acre|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.[http://www.townlands.ie/westmeath/kilkenny-west1/ Kilkenny West civil parish, Co. Westmeath] townlands.ie Retrieved on 27 July 2015.[http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/town_new2.php?MODE=search&TOWNLAND=&SORTBY=townland&METHOD=any&COUNTY=&BARONY=&METHOD1=any&PARISH=Kilkenny+West&METHOD2=any&PLU=&METHOD3=any&PROVINCE= Kilkenny West civil parish, Co. Westmeath] The IreAtlas Townland Data Base. Retrieved on 27 July 2015.